Shoucheng Zhang
Chinese American physicist (1963–2018)
Shoucheng Zhang (Chinese: 张首晟; February 15, 1963 – December 1, 2018) was a Chinese-born American physicist. He was born in Shanghai. He was the JG Jackson and CJ Wood professor of physics at Stanford University. He was a condensed matter theorist known for his work on topological insulators,[1] the quantum Hall effect, the quantum spin Hall effect, spintronics, and high temperature superconductivity.
From 2015 until his death in 2018, Zhang was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Zhang, who suffered from depression, was found dead at his Stanford, California home on December 1, 2018, aged 55.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Topological quintet bags Europhysics prize". Physics World. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ Han Shengjiang 韩声江 (2018-12-06). "美国华裔物理学家张首晟教授去世，终年55岁". The Paper. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
Other websites
change- Web page at Stanford Archived 2018-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Group web site at Stanford Archived 2018-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Talk at Google about AI and blockchain
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