Zheng Liu

Biography

"Education background 09/2006-01/2012 PhD in physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 09/2002-07/2006 BS in physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Experience 03/2015- Associate Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 02/2012-02/2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Honors And Awards 2016 Fellowship of “The Thousand Talents plan”(for Young Professionals), Central Government of China 2015 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Research Council 2013 Doctoral Thesis Research Award, Beijing Municipal Education Commission 2010 Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student, Ministry of Education of China"

Research Interest

nterested in the intersection of condensed matter physics and materials science, particularly focusing on bridging the frontier of condensed matter theory, such as topological order, fractionalization and quantum frustration, with real-world materials. My research is mainly based on well-established first-principles calculation, from which the properties of materials are simulated, quantified and further mapped to effective physical models. These studies are also used to provide important support for the synthesis, characterization and modulation of materials in experiment.