Bridging Physics-Informed and Data-Driven Materials Designs to Catalyze Deep Decarbonization

Host: Assistant Prof. Nitish Govindarajan

Biography

Jiayu Peng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Design and Innovation at the University at Buffalo. He obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2022, after which he was a Postdoctoral Associate in the same department at MIT until 2024. His research group aims to combine data science and machine learning with materials physics and surface chemistry to unveil new physical principles and accelerate materials discovery for decarbonization and sustainability. He has been recognized with a Graduate Student Award from the Materials Research Society, the ENFL Future Investigator Spotlight from the Division of Energy and Fuels of the American Chemical Society, and the IUPAC-Zhejiang NHU International Award for Advancements in Green Chemistry for Young Chemists from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.