Dr. Lishu Zhang is currently an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jülich Research Center in Germany, where she works 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 has been selected as Young Scientists to attend the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this summer. 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, and Guest Editor for Materials.

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.