Anqi Zhang’s Post

This was an absolutely fascinating talk by Alon Loeffler yesterday for the Active Inference Institute's 2nd "MorphStream" episode! If you're interested in AI, neuroscience, neuromorphics, nanotech, active inference....(+ quantum, ethics, BCIs, innovation etc!) check it out. Alon's work demonstrates how neuromorphic systems may provide energy efficient and transparent AI solutions. I started this MorphStream series to showcase how the combination of neuromorphic computing & active inference (both of which come from Neuroscience) may help us solve such pressing issues. Thanks so much Alon Loeffler for sharing your amazing work!

Major accomplishments in 2023: 1. Finally became a Ph.D.; 2. Eight publications (4 major works: one Nat. Chem., one Phys. Rev. Mater., one Adv. Opt. Mater., and one Chem. Mater.) out and 404+ citations in the whole year; 3. PR qualification successfully passed; 4. Joined Stanford University as a Postdoc. Things to do for 2024 (as for now): 1. Finish up four major works I am leading and get them published; 2. Try to find a long-term job; ... Hope 2024 will be a better year than expected for everyone.

Meet VISE Summer Fellow, John Bohatch! John is a rising junior studying Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. He is researching the location and orientation tracking of a pill cam robot through magnetic sensor data in the HRLB Lab under Dr. Yuankai Huo and mentor Juming Xiong!

🔬 Laboratories are extremely complex facilities, often requiring strictly regulated environments while still providing robust energy and ventilation capabilities. The Chen Neuroscience Research Building at Caltech provides advanced tools and techniques aimed at extending the technical university's long traditions in molecular, cellular, and systems neuroscience. Altura was selected as the commissioning agent for this newly constructed lab because of our ability to ensure a smooth handover of the building from construction into operations, leveraging an enhanced warranty process that ensured the building performed as intended for all researchers. ⬇ Read more about this new model for resiliency in #laboratory commissioning, all while helping this state-of-the-art lab consume nearly 30% less energy than a typical lab building on campus. #sustainableengineering #performancedelivery #buildingcommissioning https://lnkd.in/gUQDPVav

🚀 Meet Cissy Suen, PhD student conducting research that delves into the fascinating realm of quantum materials, and their promising applications and implications. Suen’s approach to research, however, extends far beyond the lab. From advocating for quantum literacy in grade-school curriculums to using art and policy briefs to engage diverse audiences, Suen is redefining how we connect with complex scientific concepts. Read our latest Kx Spotlight - https://lnkd.in/gM_CJkQj

I finally started as a PhD-student at NQCP - below you can read a little bit about what type of research I will do the next 3 years.

2023 saw three PhD students graduate from my group: Wouter Scharpach, Onur Çaylak, and Gianluca T. (cover pictures below). They worked on a range of topics related to quantum electronic structure models, from theoretical analysis, via coupled quantum-classical models with many-body Green's Functions, to Machine Learning. In two weeks from today, we start the 2024 series of PhD defenses with Vivek Sundaram, who worked on yet more Multiscale Modeling, Implementation & Application to Excitons in Polymer-Fullerene Morphologies.

Here is where cutting-edge usages of data science is explored, implemented and turned into usable achievements:

🚨Job Alert for #PhD students! Interested in investigating how physical mechanisms shape biological patterns and how can the same mechanisms generate diverse morphologies? We theoretically address these fundamental questions using the intricate silica patterns of the diatom cell wall as model system. The physical and chemical principles that guide the self-organization of biosilica patterns with regularly spaced ribs and nano-pores are not understood, nor are structures of similar complexity accessible through material synthesis today. To identify general principles of biosilica pattern formation, we develop mathematical models that quantitatively account the time-course of developing patterns, in a tight theory-experiment collaboration, Join the Heisenberg Chair of Biological Algorithms of Prof. Dr. Benjamin Friedrich at Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life (PoL)! Deadline: 01.07.24, starting as soon as possible. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/e69--k-6

Interested in a PhD in immuno-mechanics? 4-year position opening up soon in my team Helmholtz Pioneer Campus @ Helmholtz Munich. Explore how microfluidic forces and mechanics shape macrophage behavior and immune responses in the lung, in a unique collaboration with mathematician Dr. Eric Keaveny at Imperial College London. See https://lnkd.in/dk7eZA5h for more details on the PhD Program. (For information on movie, see comments! embedded a "makeAGif" but did not know the backstory, great to know- and aiming to get similarly striking recordings in the course of this project)