Presidential Young Investigators Award

这项研究将在两个相关领域进行， 凝聚态理论的领域：（1）第一性原理的应用 结构和构造的理论预测方法 固体的电子性质，特别是创新的 这些技术的应用与来自 统计力学，（2）调查的 化学、结构和性质的相互关系 复杂的晶体通过模型与少量的参数 具有微观意义。 这样的模型可以用于 直接解释实验结果，以及 通过第一原理计算进行分析。

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.