Prof. Tian Yang, Gufeng He from SJTU and Prof. L. Jay Guo from U-M have been awarded a two year grant from both universities to collaborate on research on organic photovoltaic devices and organice light emitting diodes.

(The following is copied from news reports. http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/130618/umsjtu)

As part of an on-going collaboration, seven joint research teams from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and U-M have won funding for research projects that explore the potential of nanotechnology in energy and biomedical applications.

        This is the fourth annual round of funding for the SJTU/U-M Collaborative Research Programs for Energy and Biomedical Technology. The programs bring together teams with complementary perspectives and areas of expertise to address challenges in energy and health that transcend national borders.

        The research partnerships between SJTU and U-M are part of a broader relationship between the two schools. In 2001, U-M became the first non-Chinese academic institution approved to offer graduate engineering degrees in China, at SJTU. In 2005, SJTU and U-M formed a joint institute to manage and direct degree-granting programs offered by both universities to students of both nations.