Peichen Zhong

Peichen Zhong is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He received his B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (2018) and Ph.D. in Materials Science from UC Berkeley (2023) under the supervision of Gerbrand Ceder. He then completed the postdoctoral work at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet (BIDMaP), co-advised by Profs. Kristin A. Persson, Bingqing Cheng, and Aditi Krishnapriyan. He is interested in the intersection between (1) computational modeling of complex materials for energy storage and sustainability applications, and (2) method development in atomistic and generative modeling.

AI2050 Project

With 80% of global energy still coming from fossil fuels, we need breakthrough technologies to remove excess CO2 from our atmosphere. Zhong’s project uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate atomistic simulations and generations that could ultimately transform how we discover new materials for electrochemical-based carbon capture. By combining AI with efficient quantum chemistry, they can identify promising materials hundreds of times faster than traditional methods. Their focus on energy-efficient electrochemical approaches could unlock game-changing carbon removal technologies, providing critical new tools to combat climate change and build a sustainable future.