Areas of Focus
- Electronic structure of condensed matter
- Theoretical research on quantum properties of low-dimensional materials
- Study of electronic and transport properties of nanomaterials and devices
- Computational simulation of novel ferroelectric materials
Work Experience
- 1992-1994 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Metallurgical Industry Research Institute of Steel
- 1994-2000 - Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
- 2000- - Professor, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
- 2007- - Vice Dean, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University
- 1996-1999 - Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
- 2002-2003 - Berkeley Scholar, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1986 - BSc in Physics, Tsinghua University
- 1992 - MSc in Condensed Matter Physics, Tsinghua University
- 1992 - PhD in Condensed Matter Physics, Tsinghua University
Awards
- 2000: National Natural Science Award, Second Prize (Third Author) - Research on Quantum Characteristics and Computational Design of Low-Dimensional Structures
- 2001: Tsinghua University 7th New Academic Talent Award
- 2001: Ministry of Education 'Cross-Century Excellent Talent Training Plan' Fund
- 2007: Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Award - Beijing Youth Science and Technology Award
- 2007: Government Special Allowance
- 2009: Selected as Outstanding Teacher of Beijing
- 2013: Ye Qisun Physics Award by the Chinese Physical Society
- 2014: National Natural Science Award, Second Prize (First Author) - Research on Novel Quantum Phenomena in Low-Dimensional Materials and Their Control Mechanisms
- 2017: Elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
