Xin Shi, Ph.D. (he/him)
Professor, School of Physics
Young Chief Professor
Southeast University, China
Email: xinshi@seu.edu.cn
*My research group is now recruiting motivated postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and master students, as well as undergraduate students.*
Research areas:
My research primarily focuses on studying bulk thermoelectric materials at the dimensions of (1) fundamental physical properties, (2) efficient materials design, and (3) device fabrication and optimization.
Professional Experience:
04/2026–current Full Professor, School of Physics, Southeast University, China
04/2026–current Young Chief Professor, Southeast University, China
Education and Training:
2024–2026 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston, USA
2019–2024 Ph.D., Physics, University of Houston, USA
2016–2018 M.S., Materials Science,Northeastern University, China
2012–2016 B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, China
Selected Recent Awards and Honors:
Goldsmid Award, International Thermoelectric Society, 2024 [highest award for graduate students of thermoelectrics, one recipient per year globally]
Outstanding Student Researcher Award, Energy Materials and Systems Division of the American Ceramic Society, 2024 [one recipient per year globally]
Steven Weinberg Research Award, Texas Section of the American Physical Society, 2024 [one or two recipients per year around Texas and two neighboring states]
Dan E. Wells Best Dissertation Award, UH College of Natural Sciencesand Mathematics, 2024
EMSD Outstanding Student Researcher Award Lecture, 2024 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) Conference, 2024
Grants:
04/2026–04/2029 SEU Startup Fund for Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas)
01/2027–12/2029 NSFC Fund for Excellent Young Scientists (Overseas)
Selected Publications:
1. Xin Shi et al.,“Global band convergence design for high-performance thermoelectric power generation in Zintls”, Science 384, 757–762 (2024).
2. Xin Shi et al.,“Physical origins of the varying performance and unusual transport behaviors among thermoelectric AMg2Sb2 materials (A = Ca, Sr, Sm, Yb, and Mg)”, Matter 7, 3126–3144 (2024).
3. Xin Shi et al., “Combined tactics for elevating the thermoelectric performance of CaMg2Sb2-based p-type materials”, Adv. Electron Mater. 8, 2200742 (2022).