Wayne Hess

A scientist from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Wayne Hess (Chem’81, PhD’88) was named a fellow of the American Physical Society. Wayne is known for research on how materials respond to light and how they can be used to perform light-driven chemical reactions or to convert light into electricity. Wayne regularly mentors postdoctoral fellows and college students and has authored or co-authored more than 90 journal articles. He lives in Richland, Wash.