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A glimpse into life at the APEX Lab @ UC San Diego —
group activities, conferences, outreach, collaborations, and everyday moments in research.
APEX Lab Group Photo
Our group brings together artificial intelligence, quantum mechanics, and multiscale simulations
to understand complex materials and catalytic systems.
From left to right: Yongfeng, Guangsheng, Wan-lu, Honglin, Yu, Jialu, Jianzhuo.
2025
2026
Group Activities
APEX Lab Hotpot Gathering at Haidilao
From left to right: Xiaoma, Qianyi, Wan-lu, Roya, Yu, Yongfeng, Jianzhuo, Jialu, Guangsheng.
December 2025
Generative Modeling Subgroup Outing at Santa Monica Beach
From left to right: Yongfeng, Jialu, Honglin, Yu, Jianzhuo.
September 2025
Conferences & Research Events
Yu gave a talk at ACS Spring 2026 Meeting
March 2026
Adesh gave a talk at Machine Learning in Chemical and Materials Sciences 2026 [MLCM-26] Meeting
May 2026
Yu presented a poster at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering 44th annual Research Expo 2026
April 2026
Xiao Ma is showcasing our recently developed AI-Agent CatGo for CENG214/NANO204 class (GitHub: https://github.com/Hello-QM/catgo-LRG; Preprint: https://chemrxiv.org/doi/abs/10.26434/chemrxiv.15002984)
Jun 2026
Adesh Rohan Mishra gave an invited talk titled "Crystalline–Amorphous Interfaces as Fast-Ion Pathways in Solid-State Electrolytes" at the 85th Physical Electronics Conference.
Aug 2026