Persoonlijk profiel

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“I use computer simulations to understand the interactions between photons, electrons and ions, elucidating their role in shaping the formation, functionality, and degradation of materials.”

 

Research profile

Shuxia Tao is an Associate Professor of Computational Materials Physics in the Department of Applied Physics at TU/e. Her research focuses on developing and applying first-principles-based multiscale modeling methods to design novel semiconducting materials for energy applications. This interdisciplinary approach bridges quantum mechanical insights with macroscopic performance, enabling the design of advanced materials for energy conversion, storage, and transmission. 

The materials she investigates include, but are not limited to, halides, oxides, nitrides, and dichalcogenides. Within these material systems, she explores intricate phenomena such as optoelectronic effects, chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS), and spin electrochemistry (SEC). These materials are pivotal for applications in optoelectronics (e.g., photovoltaics and LEDs), catalysis (e.g., photo-electrolysis and batteries), and spintronics (e.g., energy-efficient information processing). Her ultimate objective is to design and optimize materials that achieve maximal efficiency in energy conversion, storage, and transmission, driving innovation in sustainable energy technologies.

Academic background

Shuxia Tao earned her master’s degree in Physical Chemistry from Nankai University in China before starting her PhD at TU/e in 2007 in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. She completed her PhD in 2011, focusing on materials for batteries and fuel cells. After a brief career break to care for her children, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the NWO physics institute NIKHEF (Amsterdam) from 2013 to 2016, where she specialized in computational materials design for photodetectors. Since 2016, she has led the Computational Materials Physics Group in the Department of Applied Physics at TU/e, becoming an Assistant Professor in 2018 and an Associate Professor in 2023.

Shuxia has received several prestigious grants and awards, including the CSER Tenure Track Fellowship (2016), NWO START-UP (2019), NWO VIDI (2022), Aspasia (2023), NWO Open Competition M (2024), and ERC Consolidator (2024).

Her group is part of the Materials Simulation & Modelling (MSM) division and is affiliated with the Computational Center for Energy Research (CCER) and the Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES). Shuxia also serves on committees in the national research communities of Nano, Quantum, and Materials Physics and is an active member of the Round Table Physics at NWO, the national research council. In these roles, she contributes to shaping the strategic research agenda for materials physics and computational (materials) science.

Expertise gerelateerd aan duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN

In 2015 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):

  • SDG 7 – Betaalbare en schone energie
  • SDG 12 – Verantwoordelijke consumptie en productie

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  • Computational Sciences for Energy Research tenure track grant

    Tao, S. (Ontvanger), 2016

    Prijs: NWOOtherWetenschappelijk

  • NWO START-UP Award

    Tao, S. (Ontvanger), 6 feb. 2019

    Prijs: NWOSTART-UPWetenschappelijk

  • NWO VIDI

    Tao, S. (Ontvanger), 1 sep. 2022

    Prijs: NWOVidiWetenschappelijk

  • NWO-M

    Tao, S. (Ontvanger), apr. 2024

    Prijs: NWOOtherWetenschappelijk

  • ERC Consolidator

    Tao, S. (Ontvanger), dec. 2024

    Prijs: ERCConsolidatorWetenschappelijk