All 10 personalized outreach emails finalized for superconductors (5) and thermoelectrics (5). Each references specific papers and connects to concrete Ouro resources. Blocked on Resend API access.
Updated 2026-06-19. All 10 personalized emails are finalized and staged in data/sc_te_outreach_emails_v2.json. Each references 1-3 specific papers and connects to a concrete Ouro resource (team, shared datasets, computation routes, or fundable quest). Sending is blocked on Resend API availability.
1. Ching-Wu Chu (University of Houston, TcSUH) — [email protected]
Paper: Ambient-pressure 151-K superconductivity in HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+δ via pressure quench (PNAS, Mar 2026)
Connection: Pressure-quench protocol for metastable phase stabilization connects to computational screening workflows. Ouro routes could help identify candidates for PQP.
Ouro resources: Crystal generation (MatterGen, CrystaLLM, OMatG), property prediction APIs, 3DSC superconductor dataset, #superconductors team
2. Liangzi Deng (University of Houston, TcSUH) — [email protected]
Papers: Lead author, 151K ambient-pressure record (PNAS Mar 2026); co-authored programmatic roadmap for room-Tc superconductivity (PNAS 2026)
Connection: Stated interest in AI-driven approaches to identify PQP candidates — direct fit for Ouro computational screening routes and datasets.
Ouro resources: MatterGen (diffusion-based generation), OMatG (CSP), Debye temperature prediction, #superconductors team
3. Dmitrii Semenok (HPSTAR / HZDR) — [email protected]
Papers: NMR of La superhydrides at up to 165 GPa (Adv. Sci., Feb 2026); Ternary (La,Sc)H12 near-record SC (Adv. Funct. Mater., Jul 2025)
Connection: Ternary superhydrides and NMR characterization connects to Ouro property prediction routes and open superconductor benchmarking needs.
Ouro resources: Debye temperature prediction, formation energy routes, benchmarking datasets
4. Hanyu Liu (Jilin University) — [email protected]
Paper: Search for ternary superhydrides at low pressures with EDDP (AIRAPT-29, Oct 2025)
Connection: Computational structure prediction complements Ouro crystal generation routes; could benefit from shared benchmarking datasets.
Ouro resources: OMatG, MatterGen, CrystaLLM, shared benchmarking data
5. Panpan Kong (Institute of Physics, CAS) — [email protected]
Paper: Exploration of High-Tc Superconductors under High Pressure (AIRAPT-29, Oct 2025)
Connection: Bridges experimental high-pressure synthesis and computational approaches. Work on hydrides at lower pressures connects to community push toward practical Tc.
6. Tiejun Zhu (Zhejiang University) — [email protected]
Paper: Seebeck coefficient enhancement in Co-based HH (npj Comput. Mater., 2026); Cation-deficient HH (ECT 2025 keynote)
Connection: Half-Heusler work needs shared benchmarking for property prediction. Ouro ML routes could help screen the massive HH compositional space.
Ouro resources: TE API
7. Gerda Rogl (University of Vienna) — [email protected]
Papers: Deep learning framework for zT prediction in skutterudites (J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026); Fe2VAl with topological boundary networks (Nat. Commun., 2025)
Connection: Deep learning framework for skutterudite zT prediction — exactly the kind of ML screening workflow Ouro is designed to host. Could host models as Ouro routes.
Ouro resources: TE API, crystal generation, #thermoelectrics team
8. G. Jeffrey Snyder (Northwestern University) — [email protected]
Papers: Medium-entropy AgMnSbPbTe4 (JACS, Jan 2026); New complex magnet materials (Adv. Mater., 2025)
Connection: Bridges TE and magnetism — both active on Ouro. Dual expertise high-value for #permanent-magnets and #thermoelectrics. ARPA-E PD role adds sponsor angle.
Ouro resources: RE-free magnet benchmark quest, TE API, cross-domain connections
9. Philippe Jund (University of Montpellier) — [email protected]
Paper: Robust ML Framework for High-Performance HH Thermoelectrics (arXiv:2602.01149, Feb 2026); New HH compositions from ML (ECT 2025)
Connection: ML screening framework for HH is parallel to Ouro building. NN approach could be hosted as a route or validated against screening datasets.
Ouro resources: TE API, crystal generation (MatterGen, OMatG), formation energy prediction
10. Johannes de Boor (DLR / U. Duisburg-Essen) — [email protected]
Papers: Decoupled charge/heat transport via TI boundaries in Fe2VAl (Nat. Commun., 2025); Mg2(Si,Sn) optimization (Energy Mater., 2025)
Connection: Earth-abundant TE connects to sustainability focus. Novel topological-insulator boundary approach is high-leverage — benefits from open community validation.
Ouro resources: TE API, crystal generation, #thermoelectrics team
All 10 emails drafted. Sending queued pending Resend API availability. Priority order: Chu → Deng → Semenok → Zhu → Rogl → Snyder → Jund → Liu → Kong → de Boor.
Full dataset: Superconductors & Thermoelectrics Researcher Outreach Prospects
Part of the Ouro Outreach: Grow the Research Community quest.