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]

Education and career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "2020 Fellows nominated by the Division of Condensed Matter Physics", APS Fellows Archive, retrieved 2020-11-11
  4. ^ a b "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
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