Jeanie (Chun Ning) Lau | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Hewlett-Packard Ohio State University University of California, Riverside |
| Thesis | Quantum phase slips in superconducting nanowires (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[edit]
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[edit]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Awards and honors[edit]
- 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[6][7]
- 2008 National Science Foundation CAREER Award[7]
- 2013 Chancellor's Award for Fostering Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement[8]
- 2017 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society[9]
Selected publications[edit]
- Alexander A Balandin; Suchismita Ghosh; Wenzhong Bao; Irene Calizo; Desalegne Teweldebrhan; Feng Miao; Chun Ning Lau (March 2008). "Superior thermal conductivity of single-layer graphene". Nano Letters. 8 (3): 902–7. doi:10.1021/NL0731872. ISSN 1530-6984. PMID 18284217. Wikidata Q28269187.
- S. Ghosh; I. Calizo; D. Teweldebrhan; et al. (14 April 2008). "Extremely high thermal conductivity of graphene: Prospects for thermal management applications in nanoelectronic circuits". Applied Physics Letters. 92 (15): 151911. doi:10.1063/1.2907977. ISSN 0003-6951. Wikidata Q63549462.
- Chun Ning Lau; Marc W. Bockrath; Kin Fai Mak; Fan Zhang (2 February 2022). "Reproducibility in the fabrication and physics of moiré materials". Nature. 602 (7895): 41–50. Bibcode:2022Natur.602...41L. doi:10.1038/S41586-021-04173-Z. ISSN 1476-4687. Wikidata Q115777943.
References[edit]
- ^ "Harvard PhD Theses in Physics, 2001-". www.physics.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Colloquium: Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau | Department of Mechanical Engineering". www.me.ucr.edu. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau". University of California Research. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ a b "How graphene's electrical properties can be tuned". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ Interview With Dr. Jeanie Lau, 25 May 2017, retrieved 2023-02-13
- ^ "UC Riverside physicist receives Presidential Early Career Award". Physics Today. 2009-07-08. doi:10.1063/PT.4.1295.
- ^ a b "UC Riverside graphene specialist Jeanie Lau receives national honor at White House". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Fostering critical and creative thinking", More Quick Hits, Indiana University Press, pp. 40–57, doi:10.2307/j.ctt2005xr8.7, retrieved 2023-02-13
- ^ "Two Physics professors named 2017 American Physical Society Fellows | Institute for Materials Research". 14 October 2017. Retrieved 2023-02-13.