Giovanny Espitia
Ph.D. Student in Physics · The University of Texas at Austin
Theoretical & Computational Condensed Matter Physics
Advisor: Mit H. Naik · Dean's Strategic Fellow
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Physics · 2024 – Present
Dean's Strategic Fellow — sole recipient in the Department of Physics
Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. in Physics, Highest Honors · 2021 – 2024
Selected Publications
- G. Espitia, S.H. Lee, et al., “Taco flat bands at a magic twist angle in bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides.” Submitted to PRL, 2025
- C. Shi, Y. Li, Y. Jiang, Y. Luo, G. Espitia, et al., “Electron Ptychography Reveals Layer-Resolved Picometer-Scale Relaxation in Large-Angle Moiré.” Science (in review), 2025
- Z. Liu, G. Espitia, et al., “Giant intervalley exciton absorption in a large twist-angle semiconductor bilayer.” Nature (in review), 2025
- Z. Liu, Q. Gao, Y. Li, G. Espitia, et al., “Field-Tunable Valley Coupling in a Dodecagonal Semiconductor Quasicrystal.” Nature Physics, 2025
- G. Espitia, Y.T. Pang, J.C. Gumbart, “Protein Structure Prediction Using Deep Reinforcement Learning in the 3D HP Model.” arXiv:2412.20329, 2024
Awards
- Antoniewicz Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Condensed Matter Physics (2025)
- Dean's Strategic Fellowship, UT Austin Dept. of Physics (2024–2025)
- Faculty Honors Award, Georgia Tech (2021–2024)
- First-Year Research Scholarship, Kennesaw State University (2020–2021)
Software
TwisterASE
A Python toolkit for generating twisted layered material structures (graphene, hBN, TMDs) and producing ready-to-run LAMMPS input files for molecular dynamics simulations.
Skills & Languages
Programming: Python, Julia, MATLAB, PyTorch, C++, CUDA, High-Performance Computing
Languages: English (native), Spanish (fluent)