Houlong Zhuang
Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Dr. Houlong Zhuang is an associate professor in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at ASU. He received his doctorate in materials science and engineering at Cornell University. Prior to ASU, Dr. Zhuang was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University. Dr. Zhuang’s current research interests are quantum mechanical simulations, machine learning, and quantum computing.
Summer 2024
Luke Houtz
Mechanical engineering
Prediction of New Methane-Capture Materials Using Large Language Models
Development of efficient methane-capture materials will mitigate global warming trends by removing a gas that traps 28 times more heat than CO2.
Program: FURI
Fall 2023
Cristo J. Lopez
Mechanical engineering
Accelerating the Discovery of High-K Oxides for Future Generations of Semiconducting Devices through Computational Simulations
Computer simulations can enhance the discovery process of high-k oxides, which improve performance and sizing down of semiconducting devices.
Program: FURI
Biplove Baral
Aerospace engineering
Exploration of Potential Anisotropic Optical Properties of Triclinic SiGe Lattices
The study of effective silicon photonics is a necessity for improving the operation speed of semiconductors.
Program: FURI
Emi Sohi
Mechanical engineering
Utilizing Neural Networks with Molecular Dynamics to Design High-Entropy Functional Alloys for Thermoelectric Technology
Graph Neural Networks can make the process of identifying high-entropy functioning alloys much easier.
Program: FURI
Summer 2023
Cristo J. Lopez
Mechanical engineering
Accelerating the Discovery of High-k Oxides for Future Generations of Semiconducting Devices through Computational Simulations
Computer simulations can enhance the discovery process of high-k oxides, which improve performance and sizing down of semiconducting devices.
Program: FURI
Brianna Grace Ashcroft
Mechanical engineering
Computational Discovery of Novel Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors
Studying the optimization of Ga2O3-based semiconductors can lead to significant advancements in high-performance electronic devices.
Program: FURI
Spring 2023
Kevin Coutinho
Mechanical engineering
Thermoelectric Material Discovery Using Machine Learning
Using data-driven machine learning models and density functional theory will help identify potential new thermoelectric materials.
Program: MORE
Parin Trivedi
Aerospace engineering
Hydrogen Embrittlement Prediction Using Machine Learning
Using machine learning to predict hydrogen embrittlement will improve hydrogen storage so the world can shift to a sustainable alternative fuel.
Program: FURI
Fall 2020
Sreeharsha Lakamsani
Computer science
Neural ODE Modeling for Many-Body Interactions
Using neural ordinary differential equations to predict stochastic particle behavior will allow for prediction of the start and end behavior of cancer cells and tumors.
Program: FURI
Eugene Garay Agravante
Mechanical engineering
Utilizing Density Functional Theory to Compute the Efficacy of a Rippled Janus Structure for use in Optoelectronics
Testing how certain sections of an atomic structure bind differently will lead to more efficient structures for use in advanced electronics.
Program: FURI
Spring 2020
Sreeharsha Lakamsani
Computer science
Neural ODE Modeling for Many-Body Interactions
Developing a neural network model for predictive modeling of many-body interactions will help simulate collective dynamics of cancer cells.
Program: FURI
Eugene Garay Agravante
Mechanical engineering
Utilizing Density Functional Theory to Compute the Efficacy of a Practical Material for Industrial Direct Air Capture via a Copper Metal Organic Framework
Computational modeling of a specific atomic structure that is efficient at capturing CO2 from the air can help fight climate change.
Program: FURI
Spring 2019
Chance Johnathan Price
Aerospace engineering
Discovering Tesselations of 2D Piezomagnetic Materials
Studying patterns in 2D materials can lead to discovering new useful material properties for technologies such as batteries.
Program: FURI
Wenjiang Huang
Civil, environmental and sustainable engineering
ML Phase Prediction of High-Entropy Alloys
Using machine learning to explore phase selection rules will help discover novel metal alloys with useful properties.
Program: MORE
Fall 2018
Pedro Martin
Mechanical engineering
Immanuella Kankam
Mechanical engineering
Ab Initio Playing Pentagon Puzzles
Program: MORE
Needs Review
Luke Houtz
Mechanical engineering
Prediction of New Methane-Capture Materials Using Large Language Models
Development of efficient methane-capture materials will mitigate global warming trends by removing a gas that traps 28 times more heat than CO2.
Program: FURI