| Shoucheng Zhang | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 15, 1963 Shanghai, China |
| Residence | Stanford, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Stanford University Tsinghua University |
| Alma mater | Fudan University Free University of Berlin State University of New York at Stony Brook (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter van Niewenhuizen Steven Kivelson |
| Known for | Quantum spin Hall effect Topological insulator Field theory of quantum Hall effect SO(5) theory of high Tc superconductivity |
| Notable awards | Europhysics Prize (2010) Oliver Buckley Prize (2012) |
Shoucheng Zhang (张首晟) is the JG Jackson and CJ Wood professor of physics at Stanford University. He is a condensed matter theorist known for his work on topological insulators,[1] quantum spin Hall effect, spintronics, quantum Hall effect and high temperature superconductivity. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the Guggenheim fellowship in 2007, the Alexander von Humboldt research prize in 2009, the Europhysics prize in 2010 and the Oliver Buckley prize in 2012 for his theoretical prediction of the quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators.
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