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Ting Cao

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Associate Vice Provost for Research Cyberinfrastructure

Associate Professor
Materials Science & Engineering

Biography

Ting Cao’s research employs quantum physics, machine intelligence, and high-performance parallel computing to study materials science and condensed matter physics, with special focus on the electronic structures of materials, excited-state phenomena, and light-matter interactions. His current research interest lies in exploring the distinct physical properties of one- and two-dimensional material systems which are potentially useful for future applications. Ting Cao received a Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2018.


Education

  • Ph.D. in Physics, University of California at Berkeley, 2018
  • B.S. in Physics, Peking University, 2012

Previous appointments

  • GLAM Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

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Accelerating materials development

New computing techniques — namely, AI and quantum computing — are enabling UW researchers to design unique and complex quantum materials.

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Seven MSE faculty are Highly Cited Researchers

Guozhong Cao, Ting Cao, Jun Liu, Charles Marcus, Di Xiao, Xiaodong Xu and Jihui Yang were named on Clarivate’s annual list of Highly Cited Researchers.

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Ting Cao receives NSF Early CAREER Award

Cao will use the funds to investigate light-matter interactions in van der Waals magnets.

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CEI announces Collaborative Seed Grants

MSE researchers hope to develop ultra-efficient energy production and storage with advancements in quantum computing.

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