Cui Group at UC Irvine
We develop and apply state-of-the-art theory and computation to tackle challenges in molecules and materials.
Theoretical Chemistry &Quantum Materials Group @ UCI
News
Zhihao named a 2026 Blavatnik Regional Awards Finalist
Recognized in Chemical Sciences for developing theories of how electrons interact with vibrations and light in superconductors and quantum materials.
Kondo effect paper published in Science
Material-specific many-body theory captures the experimental trend in Kondo temperatures across seven 3d transition-metal impurities.
Self-consistent GW theory for superconductivity in SrTiO3 posted on arXiv
Full momentum- and frequency-dependent GW theory shows how self-consistency changes superconductivity in dilute doped semiconductors.