HPMI Researcher Xin (Minnie) Shan has been awarded a P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship. The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program that provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding.

Minnie works with Dr. Zhibin Yu with his research working to develop new highly efficient and low cost light emitting diodes or LED.