Overview
Bin research focuses on the synthesis and processing of inorganic materials, with an emphasis on understanding how composition, structure, and processing conditions govern phase formation and functional properties. We integrate computational modeling, AI/ML algorithm, data-driven methods, and automated experimentation to accelerate materials discovery and synthesis optimization. Our work spans energy materials, multicomponent materials, with particular interest in controlling materials chemistry at nanoscale to enable new materials with tailored properties and improved performance.
Awards
-I&EC Early Career Fellow, 2026
-MRS Early Career Distinguished Presenter, 2025
-JMCA Emerging Investigator, 2024
-Rising Star in Computational Materials Science, 2023
-Charles Hatchett Award: Niobium Innovations, IOM3, 2023
-NERSC High Performance Computing Achievement Awards High Impact Scientific Computing, NERSC, 2022
Selected Publications
Universal framework for efficient estimation of stability in multi-principal element alloys. Wang L, Shen B, He ZD, Ye Z, Zeng Y, Mirkin CA, Ouyang B, Nature Communications, 17, , (2026) View Abstract
Balancing autonomy and expertise in autonomous synthesis laboratories. Liu X, Ouyang B, Zeng Y, Nature Computational Science, 5, 92-94, (2025) View Abstract
General Model for d-Center Prediction in Multi-Principal-Element Alloys. Wang L, Zhang Y, James K, Ouyang B, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 22944-22950, (2025) View Abstract
Unlocking Li superionic conductivity in face-centred cubic oxides via face-sharing configurations. Chen Y, Lun Z, Zhao X, Koirala KP, Li L, Sun Y, O鈥橩eefe CA, Yang X, Cai Z, Wang C, Ji H, Grey CP, Ouyang B, Ceder G, Nature Materials, 23, 535-542, (2024) View Abstract
High-entropy mechanism to boost ionic conductivity. Zeng Y, Ouyang B, Liu J, Byeon YW, Cai Z, Miara LJ, Wang Y, Ceder G, Science, 378, 1320-1324, (2022) View Abstract
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California at BerkeleyPh.D., Materials Engineering, McGill University
Bachelor, Materials Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China