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X-WR-CALNAME:Physics Colloquium: Guoxiang (Emma) Hu
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DESCRIPTION:Unraveling Structure-Property\nRelationships at Dynamic Interfa
 ces\nfor Rational Materials Design\n\n \n\nwith Guoxiang (Emma) Hu\n\nAssi
 stant Professor\nSchool of Materials Science and Engineering\nGeorgia Tech
 \n\n \n\nAbstract: Efficient and sustainable energy harvesting and utiliza
 tion is one of the prime scientific challenges of today. A key objective l
 ies in finding high-performance and low-cost materials for these applicati
 ons. However\, new computational methods are needed to enable rational mat
 erials design for these complex dynamic physical and chemical processes. M
 y group at Georgia Tech seeks to uncover the atomic-level mechanisms gover
 ning energy harvesting\, storage\, and conversion\, and to elucidate struc
 ture-property relationships at dynamic interfaces for knowledge- and data-
 driven materials discovery. We develop integrated computational frameworks
  that combine ab initio calculations\, grand canonical modeling\, machine 
 learning potentials\, and data-driven screening to capture the fundamental
  physical phenomena underlying materials’ functional properties. In this
  colloquium\, I will talk about two representative directions of our ongoi
 ng research: (1) Revealing electrochemical interfaces in operando for ener
 gy storage and conversion\, and (2) Understanding complex surface chemistr
 y of quantum-confined nanocrystals for energy harvesting. Through close co
 llaborations with experimental groups\, our goal is to bridge fundamental 
 understanding and predictive modeling to drive rational materials design a
 nd address pressing energy-related challenges.\n\n \n\nBiography: Dr. Guox
 iang (Emma) Hu is an Assistant Professor in the School of Materials Scienc
 e and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to joining
  Georgia Tech\, she served as an Assistant Professor at the City Universit
 y of New York (2020-2023) and was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for
  Nanophase Materials Sciences\, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2018-2020).
  She earned her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Califor
 nia\, Riverside in 2018\, and her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of
  Science and Technology of China in 2013. Dr. Hu’s research group develo
 ps computational frameworks that integrate quantum mechanical modeling wit
 h machine learning to enable accurate and efficient studies of complex int
 erfaces and quantum materials. Her research has been supported by the Nati
 onal Science Foundation (NSF)\, the U.S. Department of Energy\, and the Am
 erican Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. She is the recipient of t
 he 2025 NSF CAREER Award.\n\n \n\nFree Refreshments: Coffee\, Cookies\, an
 d Fruit
GEO:44.479328;-73.198095
LOCATION:Votey Hall\, 305
SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium: Guoxiang (Emma) Hu
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.uvm.edu/event/physics-colloquium-emma-hu
CATEGORIES:Speakers and Lectures
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