Quantum Functional Material Design and Application Laboratory

Prof. Yugui Yao

Title: Distinguished Professor & Dean
Department: Computational Physics
Tel: 010-81383385
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Office: Room A416, Science Building, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, 102488, Fangshan District, Beijing, China.
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Education

• 1995-1999 Ph. D., Institute of Mechanics, CAS, China.
• 1992-1995 M. S., Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, CAS, China.
• 1988-1992 B. S., Nankai University, China.

Professional Experience

• 2011-present. Professor, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
• 2009-2010. Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, USA
• 2007-2011. Researcher Professor, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, China
• 2004-2007. Associate Researcher Professor, Institute of Physics, CAS, China
• 2001-2004. Assistant Researcher, Institute of Physics, CAS, China
• 2001-2003. Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, USA
• 1999-2001. Postdoctoral Researcher, State Key Laboratory for Surface Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, China

Research Interests

• Computational physics, condensed matter physics, and materials physics.
• Development of first-principles calculation methods & quantum theory for materials.
• Topological materials, quantum functional materials, superconductors, 2D materials, and their applications.
• Berry phase, anomalous Hall effect, spin Hall effect, thermoelectricity, magneto-optic effect, and more.

Selected Publications

Over 350 peer-reviewed papers, including Nature (4), Physical Review X/Letters (45), Physical Review A/B/E/Materials/Research (180), Nature Physics (2), Nature Materials (4), Nature Communications (18), PNAS (1), Nano Letters (10), Advanced Materials (4), ACS Nano (6), Chemical Society Reviews (1), Progress in Materials Science (1), Nature Reviews Physics (1), etc.
Citations > 33000 times, H-index = 84 (Google Scholar).
Full Publications and Citations: Web of Science or publons

Awards and Honors

• Outstanding Achievements in Science and Technology Award, CAS, China (2011)
• National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, China (2012)
• Cheung Kong Professor, Ministry of Education, China (2012)
• Young and Middle-aged Science and Technology Innovation Leader, Ministry of Science and Technology, China (2014)
• National Ten Thousand Plan Leading Talents, China (2016)
• National Natural Science Award, China (2018)
• Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics (2018 - 2024)
• State Department special allowance experts, China (2020)
• American Physical Society Fellow (2022)
• Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, China (2022)
• Beijing Natural Science Award, China (2022)
• Beijing Excellent Graduate Supervisor, China (2023)
• Beijing Outstanding contributions to science, technology and management talents, China (2023)
• The Most Beautiful Science and Technology Workers in Beijing, China (2023)
• Beijing Advanced Science and Technology Workers, China (2023)