About · SciencesLoop
Lu Zhang
AI Engineer · Scientific Systems Builder · Ph.D.
I build grounded, testable AI agents for science and operations — turning high-context knowledge workflows into reliable software. SciencesLoop is where I keep the work in the open: field notes, small tools, and AI-for-Science experiments focused on what makes agents reliable.
15+
yrs energy science
97
papers
28
patents
39
h-index
4,700+
citations
Career
Feb 2026 – present
Data Science Engineer, AAOS
Nov 2024 – Jan 2026
Senior Data Scientist, Mercury Insurance
Aug 2023 – Nov 2024
Data Scientist, Cincinnati Insurance
2009 – 2023
Chemist → Senior Chemist, Argonne National Laboratory
2006 – 2009
Postdoctoral, Argonne · Florida State University
Education
2001 – 2006
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry — Chinese Academy of Sciences
1996 – 2000
B.S., Chemistry — Shandong University
Recognition
2014 · 2015
R&D 100 Award (redox-shuttle technology) & Finalist — co-author, DOE Flow Batteries Strategy Assessment; JCESR Theme Lead
Contact
Full academic record — publications, patents, talks — lives in the research archive.