CV

Education

• Ph.D in Materials Science, University of Virginia(UVA), 2023
  • Advisor: Prof. Bi-Cheng Zhou
  • My research is supported by NSF Career Award: A Novel Computational Thermodynamics Framework with Intrinsic Chemical Short-Range Order
• B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Yunnan University(YNU), 2017
  • Thesis: Elliptic Partial Differential Equations: the Application of Calderón-Zygmund Lemma in Hölder Estimates
  • Advisor: Prof. Yuanhong Zhi & Prof. Zhou Wei

Research Experience

• 2018-2023: Research Assistant @Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group
  • Supervisor: Prof. Bi-Cheng Zhou

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant of 19Fall-MSE 6230: Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria of Materials

Teaching Assistant of 20Spring-MSE 2090: Introduction to Materials Science

Mentoring Students:

• Annika Szyniec (for NSF Career Award project supported undergraduate student) Undergraduate student at UVA MSE and CTKG

Skills

• Programming: MATLAB/Python, Fortran/C++, Java
• Software/Package: Thermo-Calc for CALPHAD, VASP for DFT, Pytorch for deep learning, scikit-tda for TDA, Qiskit for NISQ-era quantum computing, Mathematica, LaTeX
• Language: Chinese, English

Public Presentation

• Presentation: “Characterize the delicacy with the “imperfection” through Thermodynamics, Transport, and Spectroscopy” @Chemistry department of Emory University at the end of Feb.2024, a 60-minute talk given during the visit within Prof. Yao Wang’s group.
• Oral: “A Cluster-Based Computational Thermodynamics Framework with Intrinsic Chemical Short-Range Order: Applications to Prototype Systems” @ACS Fall 2023, a substitute 15-minute talk given with the invitation from the organizer due to the original talk was canceled.
• Poster: “A Cluster-Based Computational Thermodynamics Framework with Intrinsic Chemical Short-Range Order: Applications to Prototype Systems” @Gorden Research Conference Physical Metallurgy 2023.
• Poster: “A Cluster-Based Computational Thermodynamics Framework with Intrinsic Chemical Short-Range Order: Applications to Prototype Systems” @50th International Conference on Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry 2023.
• Poster: “First-principles calculations and thermodynamics modeling of the Ca-Zn system @The Minerals”, Metals & Materials Society Annual Meeting 2022.

Honor & Award

• 2023.06 FactSage Best Student Poster Award @50th International Conference on Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry 2023
• 2023.02 STT (Stiftelsen för Tillämpad Termodynamik) scholarship from the Foundation for Applied Thermodynamics in Sweden
• 2021.06 IBM Quantum Challenge 2021 Achievement - Advanced