Dr. Zhi-Hao Cui received his bachelor’s degree from Peking University in 2017 (under the supervision of Prof. Hong Jiang at Peking University and Prof. Anastassia Alexandrova at UCLA). After that, he obtained his Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry from Caltech in 2023 (under the supervision of Prof. Garnet Chan). He is currently a postdoctoral scholar at Columbia University (working with Prof. David Reichman).

Dr. Cui’s Ph.D. research has been focused on establishing a theoretical framework for simulations of high-temperature superconductors and other strongly correlated quantum materials. In particular, he is the leading author of several high-impact research works, including in the area of ab initio quantum embedding theories (density matrix embedding theory and dynamical mean-field theory), and the fully ab initio simulation of the magnetic and superconducting properties of high-temperature superconductors. His previous research includes the development of improved density functionals and their application to solar-energy conversion materials, and to study catalysis at surfaces and interfaces. He is now working on electron-boson coupled systems, such as polariton and polaron chemistry.