Lishu Zhang

An unique young female researcher with academic connections in Asia, Europe, and the United States. She is currently working in  Prof. Evgeny Tsymbal's group as Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in the USA🇺🇸. She is an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jülich Research Center in Germany🇩🇪, working with Prof. Stefan Blügel and Prof. Yuriy Mokrousov. During this time, she obtained a grant from the Humboldt Foundation for a research stay in Prof. Mike Payne's group at the University of Cambridge in the UK🇬🇧. She was a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore🇸🇬 in Prof. Yuan Ping Feng's group from August 2021 to August 2022. She received Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Shandong University🇨🇳 under the supervision of Prof. Hui Li in June 2021. She is an alumnus of the Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting (73rd, Physics). She was awarded APS Distinguished Student Award, Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of Shandong Province, Outstanding Graduate of Shandong Province, Outstanding Student of Shandong Province, the National Scholarship twice (in both PhD student time and Bachelor student time), etc. She serves as a peer reviewer for Nature, Science Advances, Physical Review Letters et al. She is also a member of the editorial board for Frontiers, Guest Editor for Materials, and Early Career Editorial Advisory Board for APL Electronic Devices.

Her research passion lies in delving into the fascinating realm of electron transport and spin transport properties of nanomaterials at the atomic scale. With the aid of supercomputers, she utilizes first-principles calculations, employing density functional theory in conjunction with the nonequilibrium Green's function approach. By unraveling the intricate behavior of electrons and spins in nanomaterials, she simultaneously strives to provide mechanistic explanations for emerging quantum phenomena.

Her ultimate goal is to pave the theoretical path for the design of next-generation electronics, spintronics, and optical devices that surpass existing standards in terms of performance, integration, energy efficiency, and compactness. By combining her expertise in nanomaterials, computational methods, and quantum physics, she aims to contribute to the development of cutting-edge technologies that will shape the future.