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Tianyu Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Yale University, specializing in developing electronic structure theories and numerical algorithms to investigate complex quantum phenomena at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and materials science. His research focuses on creating systematically improvable electronic structure tools for describing strongly correlated electron systems and molecule-solid interfaces. His work emphasizes the development of computational techniques to design heterogeneous solid-state materials for quantum technology while exploring transition metal catalysts and understanding charge transfer processes in molecule-solid solar cell heterojunctions. He holds a B.S. from the University of Science and Technology of China and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the California Institute of Technology from 2018 to 2021.
Yale University • New Haven, CT
Engaged in teaching and research in the Department of Chemistry.
Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.