Materials scientist & spectroscopist

I study matter through light—and build the tools around it.

I am a materials scientist and spectroscopist at the University of Rochester, working across ultrafast lasers, experimental data, and scientific software.

• Spectroscopy
• Materials
• Software

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Education

• University of Rochester · Rochester, New York

  • Ph.D. in Materials Science, Expected Summer 2026
  • M.S. in Materials Science, June 2020

• Wuhan University · Wuhan, China

  • B.S. in Chemistry, July 2018

Skills

• Spectroscopy

  • Femtosecond transient absorption (TAS)
  • Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS)
  • UV/Vis, Raman, Fluorescence, ATR-FTIR, NMR, TCSPC, GC

• Laser Technologies

  • Operation and handling of femtosecond lasers, optical components, and cameras
  • Freespace optical alignment and troubleshooting expertise

• Programming and Software

  • Python, Igor Pro, LabVIEW, C/C++, Microsoft Office Suite

• Other

  • Quantitative analysis, data interpretation, scientific writing, presentation skills

Research Interests

• Charge transfer phenomena at dye-semiconductor interfaces
• Solar hydrogen evolution and photocatalysis
• Ultrafast spectroscopy and its applications in materials science
• Piezochromic and photochromic materials

Hobbies

• Photography

  • I photograph landscapes and the natural patterns that reward close observation.

• MCU Programming

  • I build small instruments and IoT devices around the Raspberry Pi Pico.
  • My current work includes acquiring TCD1304 CCD data with C/C++ and MicroPython.

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