Oxford chemist among new Schmidt AI in Science Fellows

Oxford chemist among new Schmidt AI in Science Fellows

Ten new Fellows, including one from the Department of Chemistry, have joined the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship programme at the University of Oxford.

Now entering its third year, the programme is helping to accelerate the next scientific revolution by applying artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to research across the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematical sciences.

The 2025 cohort brings together outstanding early-career researchers from departments across the MPLS Division, who will use AI to advance fields ranging from cosmology to conservation, and from solar cell design to storm surge prediction.

Yuxing Zhou, from Oxford Chemistry's Deringer Group, is awarded a Fellowship for the project "Understanding amorphous oxides for solar cell design using AI-driven modelling".

Through a combination of research, training, and collaboration, the Schmidt AI in Science Fellows are developing cutting-edge AI tools and applying them to pressing scientific challenges.