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 the leader of this team of talented engineers
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 and then transferred to Vanderbilt University since 2026. 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. She joined Ouyang group at 2024 and transferred to Vanderbilt University since 2026. 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.
Joonyoung Kee
PhD Student
Education:
Bachelor, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Master, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Brief Introduction: Joonyoung started his PhD program at FSU in 2025 and transferred to Vanderbilt University since 2026. His research focuses on lithium-ion batteries using computational and AI-based simulation methods.
Gianna Garelli
Undergraduate Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University, 2024-2028
Brief Introduction: Gianna is an undergraduate student at FSU. She is pursuing a chemical engineering degree and is interested in nuclear power. She is excited to learn more about high-entropy materials and batteries. In her free time, she enjoys birdwatching and sewing
Jessie Zheng
Undergraduate Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University, 2023-2027
Brief Introduction: Jessie is an undergraduate student from Biological science, she is the leading contributor to our ATLAS project for text mining.
My Nguyen
Undergraduate Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University, 2022-2026
Brief Introduction: My joined the Ouyang group during her senior year at Florida State University and recently earned her Bachelor degree. She has a strong interest in computational chemistry and machine learning applications for energy materials. She focuses on data mining and literature curation to support materials discovery. In her free time, she enjoys practicing guitar and reading
Gracie
Honorable member
Education:
Brief Introduction: Gracie was born in 2013. She 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".
Alumni
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.
Current Institute: Florida State University
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.
Current Institute: Florida State University
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.
Current Institute: Florida State University
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.
Current Institute: Florida State University
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.
Current Institute: Florida State University
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
Current Institute: Florida State University
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.
Current Institute: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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.
Current Institute: Cornell University
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.
Current Institute: Carnegie Mellon University
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.
Current Institute: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
Current Institute: Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Institute Energy Conversion
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.
Current Institute: Ulsan National Institue of Science and Technology
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.
Current Institute: Florida State University
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
Current Institute: Florida State University
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.
Current Institute:
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.
Current Institute: UT Austin
Carlos León Chinchay
Postdoc
Education:
Bachelor, National University of Engineering, Peru
PhD, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil, China
Postdoc, BYU (USA), Basque Center for Applied Mathematics & Wilfrid Laurier University (joint work in Spain and Canada)
Brief Introduction: I am a curious and dedicated person who enjoys learning new things and helping others. I have a background in Physics (Brazil) and Software Development (BYU-I), and I am always looking for ways to grow and contribute. My research has focused on the use of computational tools for materials simulations applied to nanostructures and biomedical devices. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and living in a way that reflects my values.
Current Institute: Federal Fluminense University
Keian Bahmani
Undergraduate Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University, 2022-2026
Brief Introduction: Keian is a chemical engineering student with an interest in thermodynamics. He is keen to learn more about high-entropy materials and computational chemistry. In his free time he likes to garden, cook, and do some light coding.
Current Institute: Florida State University
Spencer Schneider
Undergraduate Student
Education:
Bachelor, Florida State University, 2022-2026
Brief Introduction: Spencer is a third year chemistry major excited to start doing computational chemistry. In his free time, he plays the viola with FSU symphony orchestra.
Current Institute: Florida State University
Pau
Honorable member
Education:
Brief Introduction: Pau was born in 2016. He liked 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. Pau passed away peaceful in 2026 as if he fell asleep forever.
Current Institute:
