Our people

The group

Researchers studying the electronic structure of quantum materials.

Group leader

Visiting scholars

Visiting scholar

Prof Gang Li

Visiting scholar

Dr Lei Chen

Postdoctoral researchers

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Postdoctoral researcher

Dr Dingsong Wu

Dr Wu received his B.S. degree in Physics from Jilin University and his Ph.D. degree in Physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). His research focuses on the electronic band structures of superconductors.

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Postdoctoral researcher

Dr Caiyun Hong

Dr Hong received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu and his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Fudan University. His research focuses on complex photoemission phenomena in quantum materials.

Postdoctoral researcher

Dr Zhengzhi Wu

Dr Wu earned his PhD at the Institute for Advanced Study at Tsinghua University under Prof. Hong Yao. He studies novel phases and critical points in quantum many-body systems, including generalized symmetries, long-range entanglement, topological order and unconventional superconductivity in flat-band systems.

DPhil students

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DPhil student

Houke Chen

Houke received her B.S. degree in Physics from Tsinghua University. Her research interests include the surface states of quantum materials, strongly correlated systems, and heavy-fermion materials.

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DPhil student

Cheng Peng

Cheng received his B.S. degree in Physics from ShanghaiTech University. His research interests include the surface states of quantum materials, quasi-2D materials, and strongly correlated systems.

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DPhil student

Feiliu Lin

Feiliu received his B.S. degree in Physics from ShanghaiTech University. His research focuses on developing software architectures, distributed instrument control, and data acquisition systems for autonomous high-resolution ARPES experiments and data analysis.

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DPhil student

Jinxu Pu

Jinxu received his B.S. degree in Physics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on the fabrication of 2D materials and the characterisation of their electronic properties.

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DPhil student

Ge Chen

Chen Ge received his B.S. degree in Physics from University College London and his M.S. degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on 2D materials and experimental automation.

Undergraduate students

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Undergraduate student

Chunyi Deng

Chunyi is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the electronic properties of 2D materials.

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Visiting undergraduate student

Ruili Ding

Ruili is a visiting undergraduate student from Fudan University. He is helping design and build the group's autonomous photoemission spectroscopy laboratory.

Alumni

Former member

Weijie Lu

Group: 2024-2025, Undergrad

Now: PhD at National University of Singapore

Former member

Professor Zhongkai Liu

Group: 2025, Visiting Scholar

Former member

Professor Jiamin Xue

Group: 2025, Visiting Scholar

Former member

Professor Wenbo Wang

Group: 2024, Visiting Scholar

Former member

Professor Yiming Pan

Group: 2024, Visiting Scholar

Former member

Dr Chenhaoping Wen

Group: 2023-2024, Visiting Scholar

Former member

Dr Qi Yao

Group: 2023-2024, Visiting Scholar

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Former member

Dr Shanmei He

Group: 2020-2024, DPhil

Now: Optoelectronics Scientist at Huawei

Former member

Dr Tongtong Xu

Group: 2023-2024, Visiting DPhil

Now: TCL

Former member

Quan Guan

Group: 2024, Undergrad

Now: Semiconductor Engineer in Guangdong Great Bay Area

Former member

Tianren Xiong

Group: 2024, Visiting Undergrad

Now: PhD at University of Hong Kong

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Former member

Bo Liu

Group: 2023, Visiting Undergrad

Now: PhD student at Standford University

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Former member

Dr Huijun Zheng

Group: 2021-2022, Visiting DPhil

Now: Quantum Computing Scientist at Huawei

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Former member

Dr Yiwei Li

Group: 2015-2019, DPhil

Now: Research Scientist at Wuhan University

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Former member

Dr Sandy Adhitia Ekahana

Group: 2014-2018, DPhil

Now: Research Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University / Advanced Light Source

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Former member

Dr Haifeng Yang

Group: 2014-2016, Visiting DPhil

Now: Research Scientist at ShanghaiTech University

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Former member

Dr Jansen Zhikuan Zhao

Group: 2014, Undergrad

Now: Senior Scientist at Horizon Quantum Computing

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Former member

Dr Bo Zhou

Group: 2014-2016, Postdoctoral Researcher

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Former member

Dr Teng Zhang