From 2021 to 2025, Shuang was a postdoctoral associate in Professor Blankschtein’s research group at MIT, before joining SES AI in January 2026. She continues to collaborate with the DB group, focusing on polarization effects at interfaces between water molecules or salt ions and boron nitride nanotubes. Her work leverages both quantum chemical modeling and molecular dynamics simulations to develop polarizable force fields that accurately model the anisotropic polarization characteristics of boron nitride nanotubes with varying diameters and chiralities.
In addition, Shuang collaborates with the Cumings group at the University of Maryland and continues to work with the DB group on AI-driven surfactant design. Shuang enjoys traveling, hiking, and caring for shelter animals.