I'm Zhihao Cui, a theoretical scientist interested in quantum chemistry and its application to novel quantum materials, such as superconductors, strongly correlated materials, light-matter interaction, and electron-phonon coupled systems.

Currently, I'm a Postdoctoral Research Scientist working with Prof. David Reichman and Prof. Andrew Millis at Columbia University, where I'm developing theoretical methods for electron-boson coupled systems, including canonical transformed-based perturbation theory for polariton chemistry and fully self-consistent Eliashberg theory for superconductors.

In 2023, I obtained my Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry at Caltech, working with Prof. Garnet Chan. My Ph.D. research focused on establishing a theoretical framework for simulations of high-temperature superconductors and other strongly correlated materials. In particular, I am the leading author of several high-impact research works, including ab initio quantum embedding theories and the first fully ab initio simulation of the magnetic and superconducting properties of high-temperature superconductors. In 2017, I received my bachelor’s degree with the highest honors from Peking University, with research supervised by Prof. Hong Jiang. I also attended the CSST program, working with Prof. Anastassia Alexandrova at UCLA.

I have received many awards and distinctions, including the Herbert Newby McCoy Award, the Chemical Computing Group Excellence Award for Graduate Students from ACS, the Eddleman Research Fellowship, etc. I have also served as the guest editor of Molecules and as a reviewer for Sci. Rep., J. Chem. Theory Comput., J. Phys. Chem. Lett., Phys. Rev. X, etc.