Dr. Lau obtained his PhD degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2007. After graduation, he conducted his postdoctoral research at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory respectively, and joined California State University Northridge in 2016. Currently Dr. Lau's research focuses are atomistic simulation of novel materials and interfaces properties in energy storage and conversion devices, condensed matter theory, model and simulation method developments in materials science.