Professor, International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University

HONORS AND AWARDS

Year

Honors and awards

2017

Distinguished Young Scholars, NSFC 

2013

Excellent Young Scientist Grant, NSFC

2011

1000 Young Investigator Award, China

2007

Wentink Prize, Cornell University

2005

Wachter Prize, Cornell University

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D, Cornell University 2017.
  • BA(2000), MA(2003), the National University of Singapore

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Year

Position

Institution

2018-

Full Professor

International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University

2015-2018

Tenured Associate Professor

International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University

2011-2014

Tenure-track associate Professor

International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University

2009-2011

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Materials Science, University

of Pennsylvania

2007-2009

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Chemistry, Harvard University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computational physics and electronic structure theory, with particular focus on electronic  Berry phase, electron-phonon coupling and correlation effects; electronic structure methods based on ab initio approaches.