Peidong Yang, Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science, is the 2007 winner of the National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award, which is given to an outstanding young scientist (under the age of 35) who is revolutionizing research in a field of science or engineering supported by NSF. Peidong was nominated for his pioneering research in nanotechnology, specifically involving nanowires - flexible strips one-thousandth the width of a human hair that show promise for a range of high-technology devices, ranging from tiny lasers and computer circuits to inexpensive solar panels and biological sensors.