ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2971-5088
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BSc Peking University, China
MA, MPhil, PhD Columbia University, USA

2020 ~ present  Associate Professor

Department of Physics

City University of Hong Kong

2017 ~ 2020  Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

City University of Hong Kong

2015 ~ 2017  Assistant Professor

Department of Physics and Materials Science

City University of Hong Kong

2010 ~ 2015  Research Associate

Condensed Matter Theory Center

University of Maryland, College Park

Xin (Sunny) Wang received his B.S. in Physics from Peking University, China, in 2005. He then went to the United States for graduate study in Columbia University in the City of New York, where he received Ph.D. in Physics in 2010. His Ph.D. study was focused on the theory of strongly correlated materials, in particular the high-temperature superconductors. From 2010-2015, Dr. Wang was a Research Associate in Condensed Matter Theory Center at University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A. He joined City University of Hong Kong in 2015. His current research interests include quantum computation using electron spins and correlated electron systems.

Graduate Student, Research Associate, and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available:

We are actively recruiting graduate students, research associates and post-doctoral fellows.

PhD student (observe SGS deadline, usually early December):
- Requires a master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree with very strong academic background.
- Please send the following info to <[email protected]>, to ensure priority reply:
1) Transcripts
2) CV with a list of publications
3) English test score (minimum TOFEL = 79, or IELTS = 6.5 [CET6 = 490, does not work for HKPFS])
4) Publication samples in PDF format

CityU studentships offer a monthly stipend of ~HK$16,200 (~US $25,000/yr), 12 months per year, to all successful candidates. All graduate students are admitted through the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). For admission requirements, please consult the SGS Admission Handbook. Admission success is highly based on GPA and publication records. CityU admission deadline is in early December for admission to the following year's fall semester. Read more...

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS):

Strong applicants are encouraged to apply for the prestigious Hong Kong PhD fellowship. The Fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK $20,000 (~US $32,000/yr) and a conference travel allowance of HK$10,000 (~ US$1,300) per year for a period of up to three years. Please note that CET-6 score does not work for HKPFS. If you have TOFEL/IELTS score you may apply simultaneously to both CityU standard PhD scheme and HKPFS. Read more...

Research Associate:

- Requires a master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree with very strong academic background, with plan to continue PhD study at CityU afterwards (please state in email)

- Please email the above 4 items (GPA / CV / English score / publication sample) to <[email protected]>, to ensure priority reply.

Postdoctoral fellow:

- Requires a PhD in Physics or closely related disciplines. Experience with numerical software (e.g. Matlab and/or Mathematica) and programming (e.g. C/C++/Fortran) is preferred.

- Please send the following info to <[email protected]>, to ensure priority reply:

1) CV with a list of publicationsnand names and contact information of at least three references

2) Research statement (preferably within two A4 pages)

3) Publication samples in PDF format

Theoretical Quantum Physics and Condensed Matter Physics:

Spin-based quantum computation​

Robust quantum control​

Quantum dot​

Correlated electron system​

Numerical methods