Chun Ning Lau Explained

Jeanie (Chun Ning) Lau
Workplaces:Hewlett-Packard
Ohio State University
University of California, Riverside
Alma Mater:Harvard University
University of Chicago
Thesis Title:Quantum phase slips in superconducting nanowires
Thesis Url:https://worldcat.org/en/title/57324648
Thesis Year:2001
Doctoral Advisor:Michael Tinkham

Chun Ning "Jeanie" Lau is an American physicist who is a Professor of Quantum Materials at Ohio State University. Her research considers materials for quantum technologies, including van der Waals materials and superconductors. She was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2017.

Early life and education

Lau studied physics at the University of Chicago. She moved to Harvard University for graduate research where Michael Tinkham was her doctoral advisor.[1] After completing her doctorate, Lau joined Hewlett Packard Labs, where she worked as a research associate.[2]

Research and career

Lau joined the University of California, Riverside as a professor in 2004.[3] Whilst at Riverside, she accidentally realized that when stacking three layers of graphene, depending on how the layers were stacked, the structure would behave either as a conductor or an insulator.[4] She made use of Raman spectroscopy to understand the precise stacking orders, and predicted that enhanced electronic interactions between layers with specific geometries were responsible for the formation of a band gap.

Lai moved to Ohio State University as a professor in 2017. She studies how quantum confinement impacts the electronic properties and works on topological superconductors and the fabrication of 2D materials with Moiré patterns.

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvard PhD Theses in Physics, 2001- . 2024-03-26 . www.physics.harvard.edu . en.
  2. Web site: 2010-02-12 . Colloquium: Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau Department of Mechanical Engineering . 2024-03-26 . www.me.ucr.edu . en.
  3. Web site: Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau . 2023-02-13 . University of California Research.
  4. Web site: How graphene's electrical properties can be tuned . 2023-02-13 . ScienceDaily . en.
  5. 2009-07-08 . UC Riverside physicist receives Presidential Early Career Award . Physics Today . EN . 10.1063/PT.4.1295.
  6. Web site: UC Riverside graphene specialist Jeanie Lau receives national honor at White House . 2023-02-13 . EurekAlert! . en.
  7. Web site: Two Physics professors named 2017 American Physical Society Fellows Institute for Materials Research . 14 October 2017 . 2023-02-13 . en-US.