Zisheng Zhang
At the intersection of catalysis, material science, and theoretical chemistry
Seeking tenure-track faculty position
Greetings! I am Zisheng Zhang (張 孜晟), a Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellow at the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis. I am working on computational modeling and design of boride electrocatalysts, hosted by Dr. Frank Abild-Pederson at SLAC and Prof. Thomas Jaramillo at Department of Chemical Engineering. I got my M.Sc. (2021) and Ph.D. (2024) in Chemistry (specialization: theory and computation) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), advised by Prof. Anastaissia N. Alexandrova. Prior to joining UCLA, I received my B.Sc. in Chemistry from the South University of Science and Technology of China in 2019, advised by Prof. Jun Li.
I am passionate about a wide range of topics in theoretical and computational chemistry, including both method development and applications. My current research focuses on realistic modeling of fluxional clusters, restructuring surfaces, and electrochemical interfaces under reaction conditions. I am also interested in inverse design of functional molecules/materials, chemical bonding analysis, global optimization algorithms, and data-driven methods. Please take a look at the “projects” page to learn more about my research and publications!
I am currently looking for Tenure-Track positions. The research plans of the ZZ Lab are summarized in the comic below:
Trivia: I am a alumnus of the late UCLA-CSST program. I did a research internship at Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Lab in 2022. I was a rhythmic guitarist on a local band based in Austin, Texas. I plan to make xkcd-style TOC graphics for all my first- or corresponding-author papers to come, and proposals if possible.
news
Sep 4, 2024 | Zisheng joined SLAC as a Stanford Energy Fellow! |
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Jul 15, 2024 | Zisheng and collaborators won the RSC Horizon Prize! |
Jun 15, 2024 | Zisheng got the PhD degree with Evelyn Pan Dissertation Award. Officially Dr. ZZ! |
May 16, 2024 | The last paper submitted before I file my dissertation is accepted in JACS!!! |
Apr 12, 2024 | A collab work is accepted in Science!!! |
selected publications
† denotes equal contribution | * denotes corresponding authorship- H and CO Co-Induced Cu Adatom Formation in CO2 Electroreduction ConditionsJournal of the American Chemical Society, 2024
- Platinum Surface Water Orientation Dictates Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Kinetics in Alkaline MediaJournal of the American Chemical Society, 2024
- Modeling Interfacial Dynamics on Single Atom Electrocatalysts: Explicit Solvation and Potential DependenceAccounts of Chemical Research, 2024 , 57, 2, 198–207