Professor Ju Li’s group investigates the mechanical, electrochemical, and transport behaviors of materials as well as novel means of energy storage and conversion. His research has led to advances in materials with applications in nuclear energy, batteries, and electrolyzers—and near- and long-term implications for decarbonizing the planet. His group also works on various aspects of computing, from the development of the first universal neural network interatomic potential to analog neuromorphic computing hardware and quantum information processing.