Suxing Hu
High-Energy-Density Physics (HEDP) Theory Group Group Leader
Distinguished Scientist
Ph.D. Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences at Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
B.S Theoretical Physics, Guizhou University
Research Interests: Theoretical/computational high-energy-density physics, inertial confinement fusion, warm-/hot-dense matter, intense laser–matter interactions; ultrafast dynamics; attosecond physics; computational atomic; molecular; optical physics
Valentin V. Karasiev
Staff Scientist
Ph.D. Physics and Math, St. Petersburg State University
M.S. Physics, St. Petersburg State University
B. S. Physics, St. Petersburg State University
Research Interests: High-Energy-Density Physics, warm dense matter, thermal density functional theory, and computational physics/software development
Shuai Zhang
Scientist
Ph.D. Earth and Planetary Science, University of California at Berkeley
M.S. Condensed Matter Physics, Peking University
B.S. Optical Information Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Using theoretical tools to elucidate the extreme physics of matter that are relevant to high-energy-density experiments, inertial confinement fusion, and Earth and planetary science applications
Deyan Mihaylov
Assistant Scientist
Ph.D. Physics, North Dakota State University
M.S. Physics, North Dakota State University
B.S. Physics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Research Interests: Developing new exchange-correlation functionals for DFT applications to warm dense matter, studying the properties of matter under extreme conditions using MBPT and nonequilibrium Green’s function methods
Nathaniel Shaffer
Assistant Scientist
Ph.D. Physics, University of Iowa
B.S. Physics, Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests: Kinetic theory, plasma atomic physics, and the electronic structure and transport properties of matter at extreme densities and temperatures
