Hong Yao

Biography

"Education background 09/2009 Ph.D. in Physics, Stanford University; Advisor: Prof. Steven A. Kivelson Thesis: Theoretical studies of strongly correlated electronic systems 09/2004 M.A. in Physics, Johns Hopkins University; Advisor: Prof. Oleg Tchernyshyov 07/2001 B.S. in Physics, Nanjing University; Advisor: Prof. Chang-De Gong Experience 05/2012 - Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University 09/2011 - 08/2012 Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, Advisor: Prof. Shou-Cheng Zhang 08/2009 - 08/2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Advisor: Prof. Dung-Hai Lee"

Research Interest

Interested in identifying, characterizing, and classifying new states of matter. My research is currently focused on quantum systems where strong correlation effect or topological character plays an important role in understanding their low energy and long wave-length physics. These kinds of quantum systems include quantum spin liquids, high temperature superconductors, quantum Hall systems, non-Fermi liquids, topological insulators and superconductors.