Topological Materials
Yan Group
ABOUT ME
I am a condensed-matter physicist on ab initio materials simulations. My recent research is focused on the design and prediction of exotic topological states of matter.
By the materials design, I aim to bridge the fundamental theory and experimental measurement.
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Education
Work experience
2003 - 2008
Tsinghua University, Beijing China
Institute for Advanced Study
PhD. in Physics
1999 - 2003
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Bachelor
2017 Feb - now
Weizmann Institute of Science
Assistant Professor
2012 - 2017
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Group leader
2008 - 2010 & 2011-2012
University of Bremen, Germany
Humboldt Postdoc
2010 - 2011
Stanford University, US
Postdoc
Scholarship and honor
2008
Humboldt Fellowship
2013
ARCHES Prize by BMBF and Minerva Foundation, Germany