Xiaoliang Qi (simplified Chinese: 祁晓亮; traditional Chinese: 祁曉亮; pinyin: Qí Xiǎoliàng;[1] born July 1983[2][better source needed]) is a Chinese physicist and professor at Stanford University who studies quantum entanglement, quantum gravity, quantum chaos, and topological phenomena in condensed matter.[3] He earned his B.S. in 2003 and Ph.D. in 2007 from Tsinghua University.[3]
Xiaoliang Qi | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Employer | Stanford University |
Education and career
editQi earned a B.S. in Physics from Tsinghua University in 2003 and earned a Ph.D. in Physics at the Institute of Advanced Study in the same institution in 2007.[3][4]
Qi was a research associate at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center from 2007 to 2009;[3] following that, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Station Q in UC Santa Barbara from 2009 to 2010.[3] He was an assistant professor of physics at Stanford University from 2009 to 2014, an associate professor from 2014 to 2018, and a professor since 2019.[3] From September 2017 to March 2018, he was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study.[4] His research group has pointed out the relationship between topological insulators in three space dimensions and axion electrodynamics.[5][clarification needed]
Awards and honors
edit- 2010 Sloan Fellowship[3][5]
- 2011 Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics[3][5]
- 2011 Packard Fellowship[3]
- 2012 NSF CAREER Award[5]
- 2014 Sackler International Prize of Physics[5]
- 2016 New Horizons in Physics Prize[1][3][5][6][7][8]
- 2018 Simons Investigator[3]
Personal life
editQi lives in Palo Alto, California.[2][better source needed]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Xiaoliang Qi (37) in Palo Alto, CA (650)521-XXXX - Complete Background Profile". SmartBackgroundchecks. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Xiaoliang Qi". Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ a b "Xiaoliang Qi - Scholars | Institute for Advanced Study". www.ias.edu. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "Qi, Xiaoliang". The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Three Stanford professors honored by Breakthrough Prize Foundation". Stanford University. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "2016 New Horizons in Physics Prize - Laureates". Breakthrough Prize. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize – Laureates". breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved 2021-06-18.