Hong-zhou Ye
Assistant Professor at University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolHong-zhou Ye is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland with a decade of experience developing algorithms for quantum chemical calculations of large molecular and solid-state systems. Trained at MIT (PhD) and Peking University (BS), he progressed from research assistant to postdoctoral researcher at Columbia before launching his independent lab in 2024. His work focuses on methodological and software innovations that make high-accuracy electronic structure methods tractable for extended materials, bridging theory and scalable computation. He maintains a strong publication record documented on Google Scholar and brings hands-on coding and algorithm development experience to academic software projects. Notably, his research trajectory emphasizes translating advances from molecular quantum chemistry into tools tailored for solid-state materials, an angle that helps connect two traditionally separate communities. Based in College Park, he combines deep theoretical training with practical implementation skills to tackle computational bottlenecks in materials modeling.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Theoretical Chemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS, Theoretical Chemistry at Peking University
Github Skills (38)
algorithms10
scipy10
python10
materials-informatics10
chemistry10
scientific-computing10
quantum-chemistry9
quantum-computing9
gaussian7
abaqus6
ase6
fortran-package-manager6
atomic5
mechanics5
forge5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
hongzhouye/ccgto
Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:5 commits, 6 pushes in 9 months
hongzhouye/pyscf
Sep 2020 - Mar 2025
Python module for quantum chemistry
Contributions:253 pushes, 44 branches in 4 years 5 months
pythonchemistryquantum-computingpython-modulequantum-chemistry
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