About me

Jingyi (Iris) Zhuang

PhD Candidate in Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University.

I am a scientist, programmer.

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Education

  • Ph.D., Columbia University

    , New York, NY

    Exp. 2024

    Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

    • M.A. achieved in May 2021.
    • M.Phil. achieved in Oct 2022.

  • M.Sc., Columbia University

    , New York, NY

    Dec 2018

    Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics

  • B.Eng., Soochow University

    , Suzhou, China

    Jun 2017

    College of Nano Science and Technology

Professional Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant & Software Developer, Columbia University

    Sep 2019 - Present

    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

  • Graduate Researcher, Columbia University

    Mar 2018 - May 2019

    Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics

  • Visting Student, Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Mar 2017 - Jun 2017

    Printable Electronics Research Center

  • Summer Research Intern, Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

    Advanced Thermal Interface Materials & Devices Lab

  • Undegraduate Researcher, Soochow University

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

    College of Nano Science and Technology

    • Solar Cell Simulations; graduation thesis: solar cell efficiency simulations with different antireflection coating patterns
    • Synthesis of organic Solar Cells; organic Light-Emitting Diodes
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Certifications
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Web Development
Database Management
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Distributed Systems & Architectures
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Research Focus

Fe Partitioning in Lower Mantle

Feb 2023 - Present

Fe partitioning among lower mantle phases has non-monotonic behavior owing to the high-spin to a low-spin crossover of iron in ferropericlase (Fp) at pressure-temperature conditions of this region.

Lower Mantle Mineral Studies

Jan 2022 - Present

First part: study the post-perovskite transition in Fe- and Al-bearing bridgmanite. Final target: organize ab initio results and engage in packages and database.

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Spin Crossover in Ferropericlase in the Earth's Lower Mantle

Apr 2021 - Present

Advanced free energy model exploring the HS-LS solid solution for iron spin crossover of Fe2+ in ferropericlase (Fp), impacting the lower mantle.

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pgm: Python package for phonon gas model

Jun 2020 - Apr 2023

A useful tool to compute thermodynamic properties at extreme conditions, i.e., high temperature or pressure, by addressing effects: anharmonicity, electronic thermal excitations. Examples: CaPv, B8-type FeO.

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ε-Fe in the Earth's Core

Jun 2018 - Feb 2021

The likely stable phase of Fe at extreme conditions of terrestrial planetary cores, and its thermodynamic calculations based on various physical models.

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More Projects

Minerals Database in Python Django

Always Online

  • Designed and developed end-to-end using Django framework.
  • Backend and frontend development for seamless UX.
  • Deployed on JetStream2 cloud server.

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Scientific Computing Data Pipeline

Lab Use Only

  • Java Spring: Data Pipeline for ab initio results.
  • Archive data to AWS S3.
  • Limited access.

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Pseudopotentials Library Web App

Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

Explore our research group’s PAW pseudopotential library, showcasing mineralogy essentials (O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, etc) and rare Earth elements (La-Lu).

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More Frontend Designs

Always Online

Including multiple websites and webapps designs, i.e., group website for Wentzcovitch research group, github page for our lab organization, customized website designs.

Community Services

Service to Science Community

Always Online

Service and Milestones

Publications

  1. L. Cobden, J. Zhuang, W. Lei, R. M. Wentzcovitch, J. Trampert, and J. Tromp, Full-waveform tomography reveals iron spin crossover in Earth’s lower mantle, Nature Communications, Under Review (2023).

  2. H. Wang, J. Zhuang, Zhen Zhang, Qi Zhang, and R. M. Wentzcovitch, pgm: a phyton package for computation of free-energy using T-dependent phonon frequencies,Comp. Phys. Comm. (2023).

  3. R. M. Wentzcovitch, J. Valencia Cardona, J. Zhuang, G. Shukla, K. Sarkar, The Post-Perovskite Transition in Fe- and Al-Bearing Bridgmanite: Effects on Seismic Observables, J. Geophys. Res. (2023).

  4. Q. Zhang, C. Gu, J. Zhuang, and R. M. Wentzcovitch, express: extensible, high-level workflows for swifter ab initio materials modeling, Comp. Phys. Comm. (2022).

  5. Y. Sun, J. Zhuang and R. M. Wentzcovitch, LDA+Usc calculation of spin crossover in ferropericlase, Electronic Structure (2022).

  6. J. Zhuang, H. Wang, Q. Zhang, R. M. Wentzcovitch, Thermodynamic properties of ε-Fe with thermal electronic excitation effects on vibrational spectra, Phys. Rev. B (2021).

Honors and Awards

  • Dean’s fellowship, Columbia University

    2019

  • 17th Academic Research Scholarship, Soochow University

    2015

  • Exchange Student Scholarship, Soochow University

    2014

Teaching Experience

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Columbia University

  • Materials Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams (grader)

    May 2022

  • Dinosaurs and the History of Life (lecture & lab)

    Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Earth’s Environmental Systems: Solid Earth (lecture & lab)

    Jan 2021 - May 2021

Presentations

  1. Spin crossover in ferropericlase: beyond ideal HS-LS ideal solid solution model, American Physical Society March Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, Mar 2023 (poster).

  2. pgm: A Python package for free energy calculation, American Physical Society March Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, Mar 2023 (presentation).

  3. The post-perovskite transition in Fe- and Al-bearing bridgmanite, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago, IL, Dec 2022.

  4. The post-perovskite transition in Fe- and Al-bearing bridgmanite, American Physical Society March Meeting in Chicago, IL, Mar 2022 (focused session speaker).

  5. Spin crossover in ferropericlase: beyond ideal solid solution model, American Physical Society March Meeting in Chicago, IL, Mar 2022 (poster).

  6. pgm: A Python package for anharmonic free energy calculations, American Physical Society March Meeting in Chicago, IL, Mar 2022 (poster).

  7. Spin crossover in ferropericlase in the Earth’s lower mantle from LDA + USC calculations, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans, LA, Dec 2021 (poster).

  8. pgm: A Python package for free energy calculation, American Physical Society March Meeting online, Mar 2021 (speaker).

  9. pgm: A Python package for free energy calculation, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting online, Dec 2020 (poster).

  10. Thermodynamic properties of ε-iron with T-dependent phonons, American Physical Society March Meeting in Boston, MA, Mar 2019 (speaker).

  11. Thermodynamic properties of ε-Fe at inner core conditions using T-dependent phonon dispersions, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, DC, Dec 2018 (poster).

Workshops and Special Sessions
Skills
Certifications
Language
Web Development
Database Management
Message Queues
Version Control
Cloud and Infrastructure
Distributed Systems & Architectures
Monitoring and Logging
Testing