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Principle Investigator

Yanming Wang

Associate Professor

Office: 800 Dongchuan Rd, Longbin Bldg Rm 525, Minhang District, Shanghai, China, 200240
Telephone: +86-21-34206765 Ext. 5251
Email: yanming.wang@sjtu.edu.cn
Profile: UM-SJTU JI faculty directory

Education
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, USA (2016)
Ph.D. (Minor) Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, USA (2016)
Ph.D. (Minor) Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, USA (2016)
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, USA (2012)
B.E. Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2010)
2nd B.E. Intelligence Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2010)

Working Experience
2023-pre. Tenure-Track Associate Professor, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai
2020-2022 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai
2017-2020 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
2016-2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University, USA

Research Staffs

Rui Wang

Education
Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics, Peking University, China (2018)
B.E. Physics, Peking University, China (2013)

Working Experience
2023.06-pre. Research Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2021.06-2023.06 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UM-SJTU Joint Institute
2020.8-2021.5 Engineer, CNOOC Gas and Power Group
2018.7-2020.7 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics Beijing
2014.9-2015.2 Visiting Scholar, University of Arkansas, USA

Research Interests
Classical molecular dynamics simulations; DFT calculation and force matching;
Phase transitions; Glass transition; Kinetics and dynamics in nucleation

Email: rui.wang@sjtu.edu.cn

Postdoctoral Researchers

	Zhengyang Zhang Education Ph.D. Computational Mechanics and Advanced Materials, Cardiff University, UK (2020) M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China (2015) B.E. Mechanical Design and Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China (2012) Working Experience 2021.03-pres. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UM-SJTU Joint Institute 2014.06-2014.12 DJI. Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Research Interests Interpenetrating Phase Composite; Architected Material; Machine Learning Aided Material Design Email: zhengyangzhang@sjtu.edu.cn
	Xiang Cai Education Ph.D. Nanotechnology, Swansea University, UK (2021) M.S. Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Swansea University, UK (2015) B.E. Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK (2012) Working Experience 2021.05-pres. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UM-SJTU Joint Institute Research Interests First principle based molecular dynamics and DFT calculations Email: sfzero@sjtu.edu.cn
	Bin Xu (co-advised by Dr. Taishan Zhu) Education Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2018) B.E. Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2011) Working Experience 2022.06-pres. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Shanghai Huawei Technologies Co., LTD./UM-SJTU Joint Institute 2020.01-2022.02, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, US 2018.06-2020.01, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Beijing Computational Science Research Center Research Interests Mechanism of plastic deformation; Metallic glasses; Molecular dynamics, Multi-scale modeling
	Dongkai Jiang Education Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2022) B.S. Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2015) Working Experience 2022.11-pres. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UM-SJTU Joint Institute Research Interests Simulations and performance prediction of batteries; Design and screening of energy materials Email: dragonknight@sjtu.edu.cn
	Dandong Wang Education Ph.D. Department of Physics, Fudan University, China (2022) M.S. Department of Physics, Fudan University, China (2019) B.S. Department of Physics, Anqing Normal University, China (2015) Working Experience 2022.12-pres. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UM-SJTU Joint Institute Research Interests The interlayer interaction of 2D materials; Electronic structure; Molecular dynamics simulations; Machine learning Email: ddwang22@sjtu.edu.cn
	Zeyu Zhang Education Ph.D. Chemistry, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA (2023) B.S. Applied Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China (2017) Working Experience 2023.10-pres. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UM-SJTU Joint Institute Research Interests Material design and simulations; Development of material databases; Application of artificial intelligence on multi-scale modeling Email: zeyuzhang98@sjtu.edu.cn

Graduate students

	Zhengzheng Dang Education 2021-pres. Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2017-2021 B.E. Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai) Email: dangzzsjtu@sjtu.edu.cn
	Lei Cheng Education 2021-pres. Ph.D. Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2018-2021 M.S. Solid Mechanics, Northwestern Polytechnical University 2012-2016 B.E. Engineering Mechanics, Chang’an University Research Interests Multi-scale Simulation; Peridynamics; Application of Machine Learning in Material Research Email: cheng_lei@sjtu.edu.cn
	Ao Zhou Education 2022-pres. Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2018-2022 B.E. Physics, Wuhan University Email: leeroyzhou@sjtu.edu.cn
	Shiyu He (co-advised by Prof. Fei Xiao) Education 2022-pres. Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2019-2022 M.S. Materials Process Engineering, Shanghai University 2015-2019 B.E. Metallic Materials Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology
	Chi Chen Education 2023-pres. Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2019-2023 B.S. Physics, Nanjing University Email: chi-chen@sjtu.edu.cn
	Jixin Wu Education 2023-pres. Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2019-2023 B.E. Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Email: jixin_wu@sjtu.edu.cn
	Yide Chang Education 2023-pres. Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2021-2023 M.S. Materials, University of Oxford, UK 2017-2021 B.E. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, USA Email: derekchang1027@sjtu.edu.cn
	Yanhao Deng Education 2021-pres. M.S. Mechanical Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2017-2021 B.E. Mechanical Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Email: dyh021@sjtu.edu.cn
	Yiheng Xue Education 2022-pres. M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2018-2022 B.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Email: xueyiheng@sjtu.edu.cn
	Salma Zahran Education 2019-2023 B.Sc. Computer Science (Specialization in Data Analytics), University of Prince Edward Island 2023-pres. M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Email: salma.azahran@sjtu.edu.cn
	Zhichen Tang Education 2020-pres. B.E. Computer Science and Technology (Elite Experiment Class), Hunan University
	Tianle Jiang Education 2020-pres. B.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Email: jiangtianle4@sjtu.edu.cn
	Pauline Wang Education 2020-pres. B.E. Material Science and Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Email: pauline-wang@sjtu.edu.cn