Chun Ning Lau

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.

Jeanie (Chun Ning) Lau
Alma materHarvard University
University of Chicago
Scientific career
InstitutionsHewlett-Packard
Ohio State University
University of California, Riverside
ThesisQuantum phase slips in superconducting nanowires (2001)

Early life and education

Lau studied physics at the University of Chicago. She moved to Harvard University for graduate research. After completing her doctorate, Lau joined Hewlett Packard Labs, where she worked as a research associate.

Research and career

Lau joined the University of California, Riverside as a professor in 2004.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2]

Lai moved to Ohio State University as a professor in 2017. Shestudies how quantum confinement impacts the electronic properties and works on topological superconductors and the fabrication of 2D materials with Moiré patterns.[3]

Awards and honors

Selected publications
  • 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
  1. "Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau". University of California Research. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  2. "How graphene's electrical properties can be tuned". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  3. Interview With Dr. Jeanie Lau, retrieved 2023-02-13
  4. "UC Riverside physicist receives Presidential Early Career Award". 2009-07-08. doi:10.1063/PT.4.1295. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "UC Riverside graphene specialist Jeanie Lau receives national honor at White House". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  6. "Fostering critical and creative thinking", More Quick Hits, Indiana University Press, pp. 40–57, retrieved 2023-02-13
  7. "Two Physics professors named 2017 American Physical Society Fellows | Institute for Materials Research". Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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