Dr. Zhenyu Li

Zhenyu Li            Associate Professor         Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale                                           University of Science and Technology of China         Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

Personal Information

          Name:                Zhenyu LI
          Place of Birth:     Yuanjiang, Hunan, China
          Date of Birth:       Sept, 1980
          Citizen:               P. R. China 
          Address:             Rm 5019, Physical Sciece Building,
                                    Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, 
                                    University of Science and Technology of China, 
                                    Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
          Phone:                +86-551-3600934
          E-mail:                zyli (at) ustc dot edu dot cn

Research Interests

• Electronic Spectroscopy of Protein 
• Quantum Transportation in Molecular Electronics 
• Electronic Structure of Novel Materials
• Density Functional Theory and Relative Numerical Methods
• Dynamics of Physical Diffusion, Chemical Reaction and Biological Process

Education

• 9/1999 - 6/2004, Ph. D. in Chemical Physics/Physical Chemistry
      University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
      Dissertation: Properties of Novel Materials from First Principles
      Supervisor: Prof. Jinlong Yang
• 9/1995 - 7/1999, Bachelor of Science in Physics
      Special Class for the Gifted Young, USTC 

Experiences

• 10/2007~ present, associate professor at Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, USTC.
• 10/2006 ~ 09/2007, postdoctoral research associate at Department of Chemistry, University of California at Irvine, working with Prof. Shaul Mukamel. Circular dichroism (CD) and two dimensional ultraviolet (2DUV) spectroscopy for protein and polypeptide.
• 10/2004 ~ 09/2006, postdoctoral research associate at Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland at College Park, working with Dr. Daniel Kosov. Methodology and application of electron transport in molecular electronics.
• 02/2001 ~ 09/2004, research assistant in Laboratory of Bond Selective Chemistry, USTC. First-principles and tight-binding study of material properties. System administrator of the lab computational facilities. 

Awards and Honors

• 06' National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, China
• 05' Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS)
• 04' The 1st prize of the 7th Graduate Student Academic Conference, USTC
• 03' The 2nd prize of the 6th Graduate Student Academic Conference, USTC
• 02' Qiu Shi Graduate Student Scholarship, USTC
• 02' Hua Wei Cup Scientific Paper Contest Award, USTC
• 01' Guang Hua Education Scholarship, USTC
• 97' Outstanding Student Scholarship, USTC
• 96' Outstanding Student Scholarship, USTC

Professional and Service Activities

• Journal Referee: J. Phys. Chem. | J. Phys.: Condens. Matter | Nanotechnology |  Chem. Phys. Lett. | J. Theo. Comput. Chem. | Chem. Phys.