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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

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

Mehreen Ahmed

Education

PhD Computer Science, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan (2023)

Masters in Software Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan (2016)

Work Experience

Apr 2025-Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Global Institute of Future Technology (GIFT), Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Apr 2021– Aug 2021
Research Assistant, Department of Computing National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

Sep 2018– Sept 2019
Teaching Assistant, Department of Computing, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

Sep 2016– Sept 2017
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Software Engineering, Foundation University Rawalpindi Campus

Sep 2015– Sept 2016
Teaching Assistant/ Lab Engineer, Department of Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

Research Interests

Large Language Models (LLMs) and Multimodal Models Accelerate Research in Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs)

Email: mehreen@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

Email: shiyuhe2022@sjtu.edu.cn

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

Tianle Jiang

Education

2024-pres. Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2020-2024. B.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Email: jiangtianle4@sjtu.edu.cn

Haiwen Li

Education

2025-pres. Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2021-2025 B.S. Chemistry (Program of Strengthening Basic Disciplines), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Email: lihaiwen@sjtu.edu.cn

Salma Zahran

Education

2023-pres. M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2019-2023 B.Sc. Computer Science (Specialization in Data Analytics), University of Prince Edward Island

Email: salma.azahran@sjtu.edu.cn

Zhichen Tang

Education

2024-pres. M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2020-2024. B.E. Computer Science and Technology (Elite Experiment Class), Hunan University

Email: tzc233@sjtu.edu.cn

Pauline Wang

Education

2024-pres. M.S. Mechanical Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2020-2024. B.E. Material Science and Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Email: pauline-wang@sjtu.edu.cn

Zhiyuan Guan

Education

2025-pres. M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2021-2025 B.E. Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University

Visiting students

Xinyi Wang

Education

2021-pres. B.S. Computer Science, National University of Singapore

Ke Xu

2021-2022 Visiting Student from Jilin University 

Jiajie Lv

2021-2022 Visiting Student from Jilin University 

Alumni

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
2021.03-2025.06 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

Current Position

Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd.

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
2022.06-2024.12 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

Current Position

Researcher, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIMTE, CAS)

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
2021-2024 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UM-SJTU Joint Institute

Research Interests
First principle based molecular dynamics and DFT calculations

Current Position

Shanghai Xinkailai Technology Co., Ltd.

Yiheng Xue

Education

2022-2025 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

Current Position

ECCOM Network System Co., Ltd.

Yanhao Deng

Education

2021-2024 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

Current Position
Philosophy Doctor Student, Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore

Zhiyi Wang

2020-2022 Undergraduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 

Current Position
Master Student, Materials Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne