Educational Background
· 1990 - 1994: Bachelor’s degree, Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
· 1994 - 1997: Master’s degree, Center for Fundamental Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
· 1998 - 2003: Ph.D., Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, USA
Research Field
1. First-principles methods and their applications in materials science
2. Applications of machine learning methods in materials science
Work Experience
· Jan 2006 - Nov 2006: Associate Professor, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
· Dec 2006 - Present: Professor, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Honors and Awards
1. Selected into the Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2006
2. National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2010
3. Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK, 2010
4. Chief Scientist of the Key Research Program Physical Implementation of Quantum Communication Network and Key Devices for Quantum Simulation by the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2011-2015
5. Second Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress Award by the Ministry of Education, 2020 (Rank 1)
Projects Led or Participated In
1. Key Project of NSFC: Development of Hybrid Functional Methods from First Principles and Their Application in Perovskite Solar Cell Materials, 2022 - 2026, Principal Investigator
2. Key Research Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology on Quantum Control: Physical Implementation of Quantum Communication Network and Key Devices for Quantum Simulation, 2011 - 2015, Chief Scientist
3. Project funded by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars: Quantum Dot Properties and Their Applications in Quantum Information, 2011 - 2014, Principal Investigator
4. Key Research Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology: First-principles Computational Software for Exascale Computing, 2016 - 2020, Project Leader
Publications, Patents, and Achievements
· 105 papers (published)
· 2 patents (led)
· 2 software copyrights (led)
Affiliation
· School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
· Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center
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