CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 2020
  • Advisor: Prof. Matthew Sheldon
  • Thesis: FROM DYNAMICS TO STEADY STATE: COMPUTING AND PROBING PLASMONIC HOT CARRIERS
• B.S. in Chemistry, Peking University, 2015

Work experience

• May 2024 - Now: Process Engineer
  • Reality Labs @ Meta (Contingent Worker)
• Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher (with Dr. Tianquan “Tim” Lian)
  • Emory University
• Jan. 2021 - Oct. 2022: Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Beijing Computational Science Research Center

Honors and Awards

• Division Postdoc Fellowship, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, 2021
• Honorable Mention, International Precious Metals Institute, Student Award, 2016
• Outstanding Graduate, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, 2015
• Gold Medal, 25th Chinese Chemistry Olympiad (CCHO), 2011

Skills

• Programming Language
  • MATLAB (MathWorks® Certified MATLAB Professional)
  • Python
• Scientific Calculation and Modelling
  • Electromagnetic and Heat Transfer Simulation
    • Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method - Lumerical FDTD
    • Finite Element Method (FEM) - COMSOL Multiphysics
  • First-Principle Calculation
    • GPAW + ASE
    • Gaussian 16
• NANOFABRICATION
  • Electron Beam Lithography
  • Photolithography
  • Atomic Layer Deposition
• Material Characterization
  • Raman Spectroscopy (Witec alpha300 RA)
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (Bruker Nanoscope)
  • Ellipsometry (Woollam RC2)
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • X-Ray Powder Diffraction

Publications

Nanoscale Artificial Plasmonic Lattice in Self-Assembled Vertically Aligned Nitride–Metal Hybrid Metamaterials

Optical Power Conversion via Tunneling of Plasmonic Hot Carriers

Hot Electron Emission in Plasmonic Thermionic Converters

Photothermalization and Hot Electron Dynamics in the Steady State

Rapid Generation of Hierarchically Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks through Laser Photolysis

The connection between plasmon decay dynamics and the surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy background: Inelastic scattering from non-thermal and hot carriers

Plasmonic Photocatalysis with Nonthermalized Hot Carriers

Mechanisms of Photothermalization in Plasmonic Nanostructures: Insights into the Steady State

Boosting the rate performance of primary Li/CFx batteries through interlayer conductive network engineering

Hot Electrons in a Steady State: Interband vs Intraband Excitation of Plasmonic Gold

Talks and Presentations

73rd ACS Southwest Regional Meeting

October 29, 2017

poster presentation at the Overton Hotel & Conference Center, Lubbock, TX

ACS National Meeting Spring 2018

March 18, 2018

poster presentation at Great Hall B, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA

2018 MRS Spring Meeting

April 02, 2018

Poster Presentation at Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar – Noble Metal Nanoparticles

June 17, 2018

Poster Presentation at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

2019 MRS Spring Meeting

April 22, 2019

Oral Presentation at Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

Conference on Energy

September 23, 2019

Oral Presentation at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

95th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium

June 14, 2021

Oral Presentation at Online,

Teaching

CHEMISTRY 117 General Chemistry for Engineering Students Lab

CHEMISTRY 117 General Chemistry for Engineering Students Lab

CHEMISTRY 326-501 Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Service and leadership

• Served as a volunteer in the Chemistry Open House
• Served as representative of the analytical division and International liaison at the Graduate Student Association of Chemistry (GSAC)