Areas of Focus
- Computational condensed matter physics
- Low-dimensional materials
- Electron properties
- Magnetic properties
- Superconductivity
Work Experience
- 1999 - Present: Professor at the Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
- 2001 - Present: Doctoral Supervisor at Tsinghua University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1989: PhD from Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Publications
- Principles of Physics: From Quantum Field Theory to Classical Mechanics, Jun Ni, 2014
- Cubic halide perovskites as potential low thermal conductivity materials: A combined approach of machine learning and first-principles calculations, Xinming Wang, Yinchang Zhao, Shuming Zeng, Zhuchi Wang, Ying Chen, and Jun Ni, 2022
Awards
- 2000: Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award for 'Research on Quantum Characteristics and Computational Design of Low-Dimensional Structures' (Fourth Winner)
- 1998: Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award by the Ministry of Education for 'Physical Properties and Computational Design of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures' (Fourth Winner)
- 1995: Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award by the Education Commission for 'Electronic Structure and Microstructure Design of Materials' (Third Winner)
- 1993: First Prize of the Natural Science Award by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for 'Nonlinear Relaxation Induced by Point Defects and Dislocation Interactions' (Fifth Winner)
- 2000: Tsinghua University 'New Scholar Award'
