About: In August 2016, Wente earned his B.S. in Physics from Zhejiang University, China. At the same year, he started his graduate studies at the Department of Physics, UT Austin. He joined the Demkov group in September 2017. His research focused on developing a theory of point defects in transition oxides by using both analytical and first principle calculations. After successfully defending his dissertation in November 2022, he began her career as a software engineer at Uber.