Presidential Young Investigators Award

对于这个PYI奖，将在凝聚态理论的两个相关领域进行研究：(1)使用第一原理方法对固体的结构和电子性质进行理论预测，特别是将这些技术与统计力学的结果相结合的创新应用，以及(2)化学相互关系的研究，通过具有微观意义的少量参数的模型对复杂晶体的结构和性能进行研究。这样的模型既可用于直接解释实验结果，也可用于通过第一性原理计算进行分析。

For this PYI award, research will be conducted in two related areas of condensed matter theory: (1) the use of first-principles methods for the theoretical prediction of the structural and electronic properties of solids, particularly the innovative application of these techniques combined with results from statistical mechanics, and (2) the investigation of the interrelationships of chemistry, structure and properties of complex crystals through models with a small number of parameters having microscopic significance. Such models can then be used for the direct interpretation of experimental results, as well as for analysis through first-principles calculations.