Ping Group’s research focuses on developing theoretical and computational methods such as first-principles many-body perturbation theory and open quantum dynamics based on density-matrix formalism, to understand and predict materials’ properties including optoelectronic, quasiparticle dynamics (excitons, polarons, magnons), and electronic transport properties at the atomistic levels, in solid-state systems, quantum defects, and heterogenous interfaces, for energy conversion, low power electronics, and quantum information applications. Recent research areas have emphasis on the interplay of spin-orbit, light-matter interaction with momentum transfer and optical orientation, symmetry and topology, as well as many-body interactions among quasiparticles in materials. Ping is the lead of DOE Computational Chemical Science center (ADEPTs), the thrust lead of spin phenomena of DOE Computational Materials Science Center (NENPQ), as well as the thrust lead of the Energy Frontier Research Center (CHOISE).
She is also an affiliated professor of physics department and chemistry department at UW-Madison.