Jun Zhu (physicist)

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Jun Zhu is a Chinese-American experimental condensed matter physicist known for her research in valleytronics [1] [2] and more generally on electronic transport in two-dimensional materials, particularly graphene. [3] She is a professor of physics at Pennsylvania State University. [4]

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Education and career

Zhu graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1996, and completed her Ph.D. in 2003 at Columbia University, [1] [4] working there with Horst Ludwig Störmer. [5] After postdoctoral research at Cornell University, she joined the Pennsylvania State University physics department as a faculty member in 2006. [1]

Recognition

In 2020 Zhu was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society, after a nomination from the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics, "for fundamental advances in the understanding of charge-, valley- and spin-transport in 2D materials". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zhu elected as Fellow of the American Physical Society", Penn State News, Pennsylvania State University, 28 September 2020, retrieved 2020-11-11
  2. Mills, Walt (6 December 2018), "New traffic rules in 'Graphene City': Topological control of electrons means future electronic roadways are now possible", Penn State News, Pennsylvania State University, retrieved 2020-11-11
  3. 1 2 "2020 Fellows nominated by the Division of Condensed Matter Physics", APS Fellows Archive, retrieved 2020-11-11
  4. 1 2 "Jun Zhu, Professor of Physics", Faculty profile, Pennsylvania State University Department of Physics, retrieved 2020-11-11
  5. Big Idea for Nano Research, Columbia University Physics and Applied Mathematics, 1 October 2002, retrieved 2020-11-11; see also "Jun Zhu", Physics Tree, retrieved 2020-11-11