Home
/
Info/CV
Curriculum Vitae
Xie Chen
Eddleman Professor of Theoretical Physics
Department of Physics, Caltech
Research interests
Novel phases and phase transitions in quantum condensed matter systems. 
Topics include: topological order in strongly correlated systems; dynamics in many-body systems; tensor network representation; quantum information application.
Contact info
California Institute of Technology
1200 E. California Blvd., MC 149-33
Pasadena, CA 91125
Office: 163 W. Bridge
P: +1 (626) 395-3793
E: xiechen[at]]caltech[dot]edu
Resume (pdf)
| Academic Apointments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024.3 - present | Eddleman Professor of Theoretical Physics | California Institute of Technology |
| 2019.11 - present | Professor | California Institute of Technology |
| 2017.6 - 2019.11 | Associate Professor | California Institute of Technology |
| 2014.7 - 2017.6 | Assistant Professor | California Institute of Technology |
| 2012.8-2014.6 | Miller Research Fellow | University of California, Berkeley |
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2006.9 - 2012.7 | Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2002.9 - 2006.6 | B. Sc. in Physics | Tsinghua University |
| Selected Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Simons Investigator | |
| 2020 | New Horizon in Physics Prize | |
| 2018 | APS Outstanding Referee | |
| 2017 | Caltech Graduate Student Council Excellence in Teaching Award | |
| 2017 | Sloan Research Fellowship | |
| 2017 | National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Award | |
| 2012 | Miller Research Fellowships from the Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science of UC Berkeley |