Professor of Physics

Department of Physics, Washington University in St Louis
1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130

Office: Compton 368
Email: chuanwei.zhang@wustl.edu

Education

  • PhD in Physics  2000 — 2005 Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin Advisors: Prof. Qian Niu & Prof. Mark G. Raizen
  • BS in Physics    1995 — 2000 Special Class for the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China

 Appointments 

  • 2024 – present: Professor, Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis
  • 2016 – 2023: Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • 2015-2023: Associate Department Head and Graduate Program Head, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • 2012 – 2016: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • 2008 – 2012: Assistant Professor,  Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University at Pullman
  • 2006 – 2008: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Condensed Matter Theory Center, Department of Physics, The University of Maryland at College Park. Supervisor: Prof. Sankar Das Sarma

 Awards

  • Elected Fellow, American Physical Society (2017)
  • Robert S. Hyer Awards, American Physical Society Texas Section (2015)
  • Young Faculty Award, DARPA (2010)

Research Interests 

  • Theoretical quantum information science
  • Theoretical ultra-cold atomic physics
  •  Theoretical condensed matter physics
  • Photonics
  • 2D materials