Dr. Haojun Jia is the founder and CEO of Deep Principle. He holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from MIT advised by Prof. Heather Kulik. His research focused on AI for Chemistry/Materials—developing AI models with high-throughput quantum chemistry to design catalytic materials. He has published over 20 publications in top journals in computational catalysis, quantum chemistry, and functional materials. Dr. Jia served as the President of the MIT Chinese Students and Scholars Association (MIT CSSA) from 2022 to 2023. He has also conducted research at Dow Chemical core R&D in Midland, using AI to develop catalyst formulas and predict chemical reaction pathways. Dr. Jia was listed on "Forbes China 100 Most Influential Chinese", "Forbes 30 Under 30 China 2024" and "Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025".