My research fields are investigations of the mechanical and chemical properties of materials by applying theoretical and computational tools, including first-principles calculations, atomistic simulations and multiscale modeling. My current major research interests are quantitative understanding of the intrinsic electronic/atomistic mechanisms for the mechanical deformation, phase transformation and chemical degradation (corrosion/oxidation) of advanced alloys, and the integration of these electronic/atomistic results with large-scale simulations and experimental characterizations in order to design advanced alloys with improved mechanical performances and chemical stabilities.