Chung Xu
Visiting Scholar at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolChung Xu is a PhD candidate and visiting scholar in the UK specialising in computational materials modelling with eight years of research experience across ab-initio simulations, many-body perturbation theory and machine-learned interatomic potentials. He has driven published work predicting optical and x-ray responses of multi-alkali antimonides and accelerated large-scale twisted bilayer simulations by integrating MLIPs into LAMMPS, cutting runtimes while preserving atomistic accuracy. Comfortable bridging theory and experiment, he has collaborated with experimentalists at HZB and contributed core-edge and BSE spectral analyses for Na-K-Sb photocathodes. He combines strong numerical and coding skills (Python, SciPy, ASE, LAMMPS, OpenMPI) with a First-Class Masters in Mathematics and Physics, and is now pursuing a PhD in Materials Modelling at UCL. An under-the-radar strength is his knack for turning computational improvements into tangible experimental predictions, making his work both methodologically rigorous and practically impactful.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
GCE A-Level, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, A*A*A*A*. Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, GCE A-Level, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, A*A*A*A*. Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry at Harris Westminster Sixth FormMaster of Mathematics and Physics, Mathematics and Physics, First Class (with Honours), Master of Mathematics and Physics, Mathematics and Physics, First Class (with Honours) at University of WarwickGCSE, GCSEs: 9999988777, A^, A (FSMQ); BSC Health & Safety., GCSE, GCSEs: 9999988777, A^, A (FSMQ); BSC Health & Safety. at Platanos CollegeUniversity College London
Github Skills (65)
windows10
ubuntu10
firefox-quantum10
visual-studio10
pdf-annotation10
iconic10
javascript10
debian10
linux10
editor10
pdf-viewer10
wacom10
js10
electron10
typescript10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
chpxu/dotfiles
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
My Nord-themed dotfiles for my current Linux Installations
Contributions:2 releases, 139 commits, 4 PRs in 5 months
alacritty-themevoiddotfileszshwaybar
chpxu/vscode-firefox-quantum-themes
Sep 2018 - Jul 2022
Light and Dark Themes for VSCode, based off Firefox Quantum DevTools
Contributions:16 releases, 105 commits, 22 PRs in 3 years 11 months
firefoxlightvscodevscode-extensiondark-theme
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