About

Education:

• Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of California Davis, 2014; Advisor: Giulia Galli.

• Diploma, Condensed Matter Physics, International Center for Theoretical Physics, 2008; Advisor: Sandro Scandolo.

• B. S., Physics, Hanoi National University of Education, 2006; Advisor: Van Lien Nguyen.

Recent Positions:

• Deputy Group Leader, Quantum Simulations group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2022-present.

• Staff Scientist, Quantum Simulations group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2017-present.

• Lawrence Fellow, Quantum Simulations group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2014-2017. 

• Lawrence Scholar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2011-2014, Advisor: Eric Schwegler.

• Research assistant, The Galli group, Chemistry Department, University of California Davis, 2008-2014.

• Research assistant, Institute of Physics, Vietnam, 2006-2007.

• Lecturer, Physics Department, Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam, 2006-2007.

Honors, awards and distinctions:

• Scialog Fellow in Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials; Research Corporation for Science Advancement, 2024.

• ACS Early-Career and Emerging Researchers in Physical Chemistry, 2023.

• LLNL Early and Mid-Career Recognition Award, 2022.

• LLNL Directorate Award for Excellence in Publication, Physical and Life Sciences, 2021.

• LLNL Deputy Director for Science and Technology Excellence in Publication Awards, 2018.

• LLNL Outstanding Mentor Award, 2018.

• PCTC (Penn Conference in Theoretical Chemistry) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017.

• Physical & Life Sciences Best Poster Awards, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2017.

• Lawrence Fellowship, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, 2014.

• Outstanding Chemistry Dissertation Award, University of California Davis, 2014.

• Lawrence Scholar, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, 2011-now.

• CCMS internship for graduate student, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, 2010.

• Pre-Doctoral Fellow, International Center for Theoretical Physics, 2007.

• Odon Vallet scholarship for undergraduate students, 2004 and 2005.

• Third Prize in the 7th Vietnamese National Physics Olympiad for students, 2003.

• Second Prize in the 8th Vietnamese National Physics Olympiad for students, 2004.