PFCC Appoints Prof. Ju Li of MIT as Technical Advisor

Preferred Computational Chemistry, Inc. (PFCC) has appointed Prof. Ju Li, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as a technical advisor to the company. 

Prof. Li is a leading expert in multiple domains of materials science. His area of research includes overcoming timescale challenges in atomistic simulations, theoretical and experimental studies on energy storage and conversion, and materials in extreme non-equilibrium environments. Prof. Li is also a technical advisor to Preferred Networks, PFCC’s parent company.

With Prof. Li as a technical advisor, PFCC will extend the value of Matlantis and accelerate its adoption among researchers worldwide, aiming to continue its mission to support discovery of innovative materials for a sustainable future.

Biography

Ju Li has held faculty positions at the Ohio State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and is presently a chaired professor at MIT. His group (http://Li.mit.edu) investigates the mechanical, electrochemical and transport behaviors of materials as well as novel means of energy storage and conversion. Ju is a recipient of the 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the 2006 Materials Research Society Outstanding Young Investigator Award, and the TR35 award from Technological Review. Ju was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2014 and a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2017. In 2016 Ju Li co-founded one of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) Low-Carbon Energy Centers, the Center for Materials in Energy and Extreme Environments (CME).