Congratulations to Chunhao Guo, Kejun Li and Prof. Yuan Ping for their work in collaboration with Dong Seob Kim, Di Huang, Dario Rocca, Frank Y. Gao, Jeongheon Choe, David Lujan, Edoardo Baldini, Li Yang, Shivani Sharma, Raju Kalivanan, Raman Shankar, Shang-Fan Lee and Xiaoqin Li on “Anisotropic Excitons Reveal Local Spin Chain Directions in a...Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Junqing Xu and Prof. Yuan Ping for their work on “Substrate Effects on Spin Relaxation in Two-Dimensional Dirac Materials with Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling”, published in npj Computational Materials!  Link to the published article.  Abstract: Understanding substrate effects on spin dynamics and relaxation in two-dimensional (2D) materials is of key importance for spintronics...Read More

Congratulations to Hiroyuki Takenaka and Tyler J. Smart for their work with Xiangfeng Duan’s group at UCLA on “Photocarrier-induced persistent structural polarization in soft-lattice lead halide perovskites”, published in Nature Nanotechnology!  Link to the published article.  Abstract: The success of the lead halide perovskites in diverse optoelectronics has motivated considerable interest in their fundamental photocarrier...Read More

Congratulations to Mingpeng Chen, Andrew C. Grieder, Tyler J. Smart and Prof. Yuan Ping in collaboration with Kiley Mayford, Samuel McNair, Anica Pinongcos, Samuel Eisenberg, Prof. Frank Bridges and Prof. Yat Li for their work for their work on “The Impacts of Dopants on the Small Polaron Carrier Mobility and Conductivity in Hematite – The...Read More

EFRC news: DOE Announces $540 Million for Technologies to Transform Energy Production and Cut Emissions The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $540 million in awards for university- and National Laboratory-led research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing. Most greenhouse-gas emissions come from the production and use of energy, so building...Read More

Congratulations to Xingyu Gao, Sumukh Vaidya, Kejun Li, Peng Ju, Boyang Jiang, Zhujing Xu, Andres E. Llacsahuanga Allcca, Kunhong Shen, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Sunil A. Bhave, Yong P. Chen, Yuan Ping, and Tongcang Li for their work for their work on “Nuclear spin polarization and control in a van der Waals material”, published in Nature Materials!  Link...Read More

Department of Energy Announces $18.3 Million for Research to Develop Advanced Chemical Sciences Simulation and Modeling Capabilities BES- CCS- Award List The capability to control chemical reactions using the spin of electrons, in the rapidly emerging field of “Spin Chemistry”, provides exciting opportunities to produce desired molecules with high selectivity and enhance the energy efficiency...Read More

Congratulations to Professor Yuan Ping for her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure. Bravo, Professor Ping on this exceptionally well deserved recognition for all you do in science, teaching and service!  Read More

Congratulations to Kejun Li, Dr. Tyler Smart and Prof. Yuan Ping for their work on “Carbon Trimeras a 2 eV Single-Photon Emitter Candidate in Hexagonal Boron Nitride – A First-Principles Study”, published in Physical Review Materials!  Link to the published article. This work was also selected as Editors’ Suggestion in APS PRM highlight. Abstract: The generation...Read More

News report from UCSC: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship to Yuan Ping, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz. The prestigious two-year fellowship includes a grant of $75,000 to support Ping’s research, which focuses on developing first-principles computational platforms to study the physical processes critical to...Read More