Last updated: 03/17/2026
PhD Students
We are seeking highly motivated students to join our Ph.D. program in computational materials science at UT Austin.
Currently we have openings in the area of AI and computational electrochemistry.
Prospective applicants may send their CV directly to Dr. Yuanyue Liu at yuanyue.liu.mts@gmail.com before submitting a formal application.
Applications can be submitted through:
https://tmi.utexas.edu/academics/graduate-program
In the application, please select Dr. Liu as your faculty member of interest and “computational materials science” as your research area of interest.
GRE scores are not required.
About Our Group and UT Austin:
Our group develops atomistic modeling and machine learning methods and software, and applies them to study energy and electronic materials and processes, with a particular interest in heterogeneous electrocatalysis and electron transport. More information about our research can be found at https://sites.utexas.edu/yuanyue-liu/research/
UT Austin ranks 7th among graduate engineering programs and is the 9th best public university in the United States. It is also one of the top 10 universities nationwide that produce the most professors. As the capital of Texas, Austin is known as ‘Silicon Hills,’ home to many high-tech companies that offer students abundant opportunities to connect academics with real-world applications.