Lin Lin
Lin Lin
Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
B.S., Peking University, 2007; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2011. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2026; Hufstedler Professor, 2026-.
Research Interests: Applied Mathematics, Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Chemistry
Overview
Lin's research centers on developing quantum and classical computational methods for solving quantum many-body problems, with applications in quantum chemistry, quantum physics, materials science, and quantum information science.
Awards and Honors
- SIAM Fellow, 2026
- Invited speaker, International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), 2026
- Simons Investigator in Mathematics, 2021
- ACM Gordon Bell Prize (Team), 2020
- Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2019