People

Tao E. Li

Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor of Physics at University of Delaware.

Email: taoeli [AT] udel.edu

More about Tao

Gang Meng

Postdoctoral Researcher

Gang joins the TEL group as a postdoctoral researcher starting October 2025. He studies light-matter interaction theory and performs molecular simulations with EM fields. Before joining the TEL group, Gang completed his Ph.D. and a year of postdoctoral training at the University of Science and Technology of China. His research there focused on energy transfer dynamics during molecule scattering from metals and hot-carriers driven reactions at plasmonic interfaces.

In his free time, Gang enjoys playing soccer and running.

Email: gmeng [AT] udel.edu

Mathew Chow

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mathew joins the TEL group as a postdoctoral researcher in July 2026 and works on developing artificial intelligence technologies for scientific computing through the FermiLink framework. Prior to joining the TEL group, Mathew completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Yale University where he worked on developing methods for simulating nuclear quantum effects in the condensed phase using multicomponent electronic structure theory. During his graduate studies, he also completed a coding internship at Q-Chem. Outside the lab, his hobbies include reading, biking, and driving.

Email: mchow [AT] udel.edu

Xinwei Ji

PhD Student

Xinwei received his B.S. in Chemistry at Xiamen University, and joined the TEL group as a PhD student in 2024. He is a marathon enthusiast.

Email: astolfo [AT] udel.edu

Andres Felipe Bocanegra Vargas

PhD Student

Andres received his B.S. in Physics at the Universidad del Valle in Colombia. He joined the TEL group as an undergraduate summer researcher in 2024 and became a PhD student in 2025. His current research interest is condensed matter and light-matter interaction. In addition to research, Andres’ hobbies include music and MMORPGs.

Email: andresfb [AT] udel.edu

We welcome prospective graduate students to join our group!

Please feel free to send Tao an email if you are interested in our group. For prospective graduate students, please also directly apply for the graduate program at UD Physics.

Apply to the UD Physics graduate program

Fall admission deadline: Dec 15.

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