Her early career started with successful Lab-to-Fab technology transfer for local industries including Seagate Technology, the leading hard-disk company in the world. She has won 2016 TechConnect Innovation Award in Washington. Her publication record includes research articles, invited review papers and covered report articles in Science, Joule, Chemical Society Review, Advanced Energy Materials, Nano Energy, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Etc. Dr Long Yi has a general interest in understanding the microstructure and property relationship and how these relate to the underlying mechanism aided by simulations. Her recent work is related with functional smart materials and devices in energy saving and flexible electronic devices. She is also working closely with industry partner to develop new technology.