The Wang Materials Group (https://wangmaterialsgroup.com) utilizes and deploys computational methods to engineer the optical, electronic, and transport properties of materials in energy sustainability technologies. Enabled by high performance computing, we seek to elucidate and predict the materials properties at the microscopic level using first-principles calculations, drive the exploration of novel materials platforms, and create strategies that directly couple to/guide experiments. In particular, we look to understand and harness defects in materials for optoelectronic devices. Research in the group is highly interdisciplinary and draws upon fields such as chemical engineering, materials science, and solid-state physics. Current research goals are focused on catalysis, energy conversion, and next-generation computing applications. We are always looking for creative and motivated students and postdocs; please contact Wennie (wwwennie@che.utexas.edu) with a CV and brief paragraph of research interests.

Wennie Wang is currently an assistant professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering in the University of Texas at Austin. She obtained her BS in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT followed by her PhD in Materials at the University of California Santa Barbara and a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Chicago. When not thinking about calculations, Wennie enjoys amateur gardening and pottery.