people
People in Dr. Bin Ouyang's research group
List of Members
Bin Ouyang
Assistant Professor
Education:
Bachelor, Central South University, 2008-2012
PhD, McGill University, 2012-2017
Postdoc, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2017-2017
Postdoc, University of California Berkeley, 2018-2022
Brief Introduction: Dr. Bin Ouyang is currently an assistant professor and the leader of this team of talented chemists.
Zhengda He
Postdoctoral Scholar
Education:
Bachelor, University of Science and Technology of China, China
PhD, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Postdoc, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Brief Introduction: Dr. Zhengda He is currently a postdoc and works on multiple projects on data science and energy materials design.
Yufang He
Postdoctoral Scholar
Education:
Bachelor, Beijing Technology and Business University, China
PhD, Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States
Postdoc, Tsinghua University, China
Brief Introduction: : Dr. Yufang He currently works as a Postdoc at FSU since Nov 2023. Her research mainly focuses on NASICON and DRX materials for fast-charging and high-energy-density batteries
Lin Wang
PhD Student
Education:
Bachelor, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Master, Peking University, China
Brief Introduction: Lin started her PhD since 2022. She is new to Florida and interested in exploring excited things here. She is so glad to become a ChemiNoles and study at FSU.
Mahesh Dheerasinghe
PhD Student
Education:
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Brief Introduction: Mahesh started his PhD in 2023 August. He is working on high entropy battery materials. He is glad to start doing computation chemistry in Ouyang group.
Ke Huang
PhD Student
Education:
Bachelor, Chongqing University, China
Master, Xi an Jiaotong University, China
Brief Introduction: Ke started his PhD program at FSU in 2023. His current work is related to the design of new energy materials using simulation methods.
Kayla James
PhD Student
Education:
Bachelor, University of Central Florida
Brief Introduction: Kayla was trained as a biochemist during her bachelor degree. After joining FSU, she is interested in extending beyond biological genome to also materials genome. She will be leveraging AI and data science tools to explore both types of genomes.
Benjamin Cahill
PhD Student
Education:
Bachelor, Furman University
Brief Introduction: Benjamin has come a long way from Australia, the leading country for producing lithium mineral. He is interested in using AI and data science to revolute Li-ion batteries and beyond. Ben is also a pro in tennis during his spare time.
Yizhan Zhang
PhD Student
Education:
Bachelor, Taiyuan University of Technology
Master, University of South California
PhD, University of Denver
Brief Introduction: Yizhan has a diverse background in materials engineering, polymer science, and mechanical engineering. His relentless curiosity and passion for learning have driven him to pursue a PhD in computational chemistry. He will explore how to use AI and data science tools to connect everything he learnt together.
Sai Lohitha Jangala Ramu
Master Student
Education:
Master, Florida State University, 2023-2025
Brief Introduction: Lohitha is currently pursuing a master degree in data science, with a specialization in Computer Science. She is currently exploring opportunities in Gen AI research and is interested in possibly diving into innovative applications of AI in various fields.
Rique Rio Orozco
Master Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University Panama City, 2014-2016
Bachelor, Gulf Coast State College, 2022-2023
Master, Florida State University 2023-2025
Brief Introduction: Rio is entering his final semester of graduate school for a masters in Data and Computer Science. Rio also works full time as a mobile software engineer. When he is not working or studying, Rio enjoys competing as an athlete in CrossFit competitions, or coaching others as an L2 CrossFit trainer.
Sri Lakshmi Swetha Addepalli
Master Student
Education:
Master, Florida State University 2023-2025
Brief Introduction: Swetha is pursuing her master in Data Science at Florida State University, with a focus on Computer Science. Her academic and professional endeavors are centered around applying advanced machine learning and AI techniques to develop innovative solutions in technology.
Sai Mohit Appari
Master Student
Education:
Master, Florida State University 2023-2025
Brief Introduction: Mohit is a master’s student majoring in Data Science at Florida State University. His work focuses on research related to advancements in Generative AI for material science.
Kevin Smith
Master Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University, 2019-2023
Master, Florida State University 2023-2025
Brief Introduction: Kevin is currently concluding his master in Data Science at Florida State University, with a focus on mathematics. Outside of his academic and professional pursuits, he finds relaxation in playing video games and staying active through weightlifting.
Gracie
Honorable member
Education:
Brief Introduction: Gracie is a 8 year old cat (she/her) and enjoys watching Dr. Ouyang writing papers and grants. Gracie also works on "Ab initio modeling of human anxiety behaviour during coding" on the side. She specializes on stress relieving mechanisms such as "lap sitting" and the so-called "trilling".
Pau
Honorable member
Education:
Brief Introduction: Pau is a 6 year old cat (he/him). He likes to sleep when Dr. Ouyang works hard for his cat food. His research topic is "Modelling the rheology and viscosity in organic chemical system -- cat". He also specializes in simulating viscoelastic behaviors of himself and fuzzy balls.
Alumni
Jason
High School Student
Education:
Brief Introduction: Jason worked in Ouyangroup at summer of 2024. He has done some wonderful work on using computation and AI to design novel materials
Colin Campbell
Master Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University
Brief Introduction: Colin graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Chemistry with minors in Mathematics and Physics. If he is not in the lab, you can find him playing with his dog (Koda), watching professional and college sports, working on puzzles, or gaming.
Serkan Aymaz
High school student
Education: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Brief Introduction: Sekan is an enthusiastic high school student interested in bringing J.A.R.V.I.S. from Iron Man movies int to real world.
Kevin Wang
High school student
Education: Rickards High School
Brief Introduction: Kevin is an enthusiastic high school student interested in bringing J.A.R.V.I.S. from Iron Man movies int to real world.
Thi Thanh Tan Lien Pham
Postdoctoral Scholar
Education:
Bachelor, Hue University-College of Education, Vietnam
PhD, University of Ulsan, South Korea
Brief Introduction: Dr. Lien start working as a Postdoc at FSU in Oct 2023. Her works focus on perovskite related materials systems for both batteries and fuel cells.
Corangely Cabrera-Hernandez
Undergraduate student
Education: Florida State University, 2021-2025
Brief Introduction: Cora is a sophomore undergraduate student at Florida State University. She is currently majoring in Biology and would be interested in possibly diving into Chemistry research.
Maya Conway
Undergraduate student
Education: Florida State University, 2021-2025
Brief Introduction: Maya is a sophomore undergraduate student at Florida State University. She is looking forward to what she can do to the clean energy community as a undergraduate student
Izaac Canales
Undergraduate student
Education: Florida State University, 2022-2026
Brief Introduction: Izzac is a freshman undergraduate student at Florida State University. He is proactive in learning new knowledge of inorganic chemistry world
