Qian Niu
Qian Niu
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1081

Office: RLM 13.308

Telephone: 512-471-7879
Fax: 512-471-9637
Email: niu@physics.utexas.edu


Research

         Condensed matter theory:
         quantum Hall effect
         nanostructures and quantum devices
         quasi-periodic systems
         vortex dynamics
         Bose-Einstein Condensation

Education

      Ph. D. Physics, University of Washington (1985);  D. J. Thouless,Advisor
        M. S.  Physics, University of Washington (1983)
        B. S.   Physics, Peking University (1981)
 
 


Awards and Fellowships

        Trull Centennial Fellowship (1990-1992)
        Blumberg Fellowship (1992-1993)
        NIST Precision Measurement Award (1992-1995)
        Outstanding Overseas Young Scientist (1999, Natural Science Foundation of China)


Professional Experience

        Associate Professor, University of Texas (1996-present)
        Assistant Professor, University of Texas (1990-1996)
        Visiting Scientist, UC Santa Barbara (1988-1990)
        Research Associate, University of Illinois (1985--1987)


Professional Society and Service

        Fellow of the American Physical Society
        Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Modern Physics B and Modern Physics Letters B (1995-present)
        Organizer of the International workshop on Formation Mechanisms and Physical Properties of Natostructures (1998-1999, Taiwan)


Publications

        Full list of publications
        US patent on a single-electron device
        89 invited talks