Chunlei Qu
Assistant Professor
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Physics
Education
- PhD (2015) The University of Texas at Dallas (Physics)
Research
Atomic, Molecular, Optical Physics
Topological Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Information Science
Topological Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Information Science
Institutional Service
- SES Graduate Studies Committee Member
- Graduate Curriculum Committee Member
- Graduate Curriculum Committee Member
- SES Master's Task Force Member
Professional Service
- Scientific Reports Referee
- European Physical Journal D Referee
- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter Referee
- Physics Letters A Referee
Appointments
01/2020 - present: Stevens Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor of Physics
08/2017 - 12/2019: JILA, University of Colorado Boulder
Research Associate
09/2015 - 07/2017: BEC Center, University of Trento, Italy
Postdoctoral Researcher
Assistant Professor of Physics
08/2017 - 12/2019: JILA, University of Colorado Boulder
Research Associate
09/2015 - 07/2017: BEC Center, University of Trento, Italy
Postdoctoral Researcher
Professional Societies
- American Physical Society Member
- APS – American Physical Society Member
Selected Publications
Quantum transport in a multi-path graphene Aharonov-Bohm interferometer
C. I. Osuala, Z. Tang, S. Strauf, E. H. Yang, C. Qu, Materials Science and Engineering B 299, 117012 (2024)
Observation of Aharonov-Bohm Conductance Oscillations in CVD-grown Graphene Rings at 4K
Z. Tang, S. Chen, C. Osuala, A. S. Sakar, G. Hader, A. Cummings, S. Strauf, C. Qu, E. H. Yang, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (2023)
Scissors Modes of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Synthetic Magnetic Field
C. Qu, C.-H. Li, Y. P. Chen, S. Stringari, Phys. Rev. A 108, 053316 (2023)
Aharonov-Bohm Oscillations in CVD-grown Graphene Rings
Z. Tang, S. Chen, A. S. Sakar, C. Osuala, S. Strauf, G. Hader, T. Chou, A. Cummings, C. Qu, E. H. Yang, Conference paper in IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO) (2023)
Observation of distinct phase transitions in a nonlinear optical Ising machine
S. Kumar, Z. Li, T. Bu, C. Qu, Y. Huang, Communications Physics 6, 31 (2023)
Synthetic Spin-Orbit-Coupling in Ultracold Atomic Gases and Topological Superfluids
C. Qu, book chapter published In Progress in Nanoscale and Low-Dimensional Materials and Devices: Properties, Synthesis, Characterization, Modelling and Applications. 144, 345-362, Springer (2022)
Freezing and thawing of entanglement in lossless multiparty systems
X.-F. Qian, C. Qu, J. H. Eberly, arXiv: 2111.09752
Spin squeezing with short-range spin-exchange interactions
M. Perlin, C. Qu, A. M. Rey, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 223401 (2020)
Angular Momentum of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Synthetic Rotational Field
C. Qu, S. Stringari, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 183202 (2018)
Valley-selective topological ordered states in irradiated bilayer graphene
C. Qu, C. Zhang, F. Zhang, 2D Materials 5, 011005 (2018)
Magnetic solitons in a binary Bose-Einstein condensate
C. Qu, L. P. Pitaevskii, S. Stringari, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 160402 (2016)
Topological superfluids with finite-momentum pairing and Majorana fermions
C. Qu, Z. Zheng, M. Gong, Y. Xu, L. Mao, X. Zou, G. Guo, C. Zhang, Nature Communications 4, 2710 (2013)
Observation of Zitterbewegung in a spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate
C. Qu, C. Hamner, M. Gong, C. Zhang, P. Engels, Phys. Rev. A 88, 021604(R) (2013)
C. I. Osuala, Z. Tang, S. Strauf, E. H. Yang, C. Qu, Materials Science and Engineering B 299, 117012 (2024)
Observation of Aharonov-Bohm Conductance Oscillations in CVD-grown Graphene Rings at 4K
Z. Tang, S. Chen, C. Osuala, A. S. Sakar, G. Hader, A. Cummings, S. Strauf, C. Qu, E. H. Yang, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology (2023)
Scissors Modes of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Synthetic Magnetic Field
C. Qu, C.-H. Li, Y. P. Chen, S. Stringari, Phys. Rev. A 108, 053316 (2023)
Aharonov-Bohm Oscillations in CVD-grown Graphene Rings
Z. Tang, S. Chen, A. S. Sakar, C. Osuala, S. Strauf, G. Hader, T. Chou, A. Cummings, C. Qu, E. H. Yang, Conference paper in IEEE 23rd International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO) (2023)
Observation of distinct phase transitions in a nonlinear optical Ising machine
S. Kumar, Z. Li, T. Bu, C. Qu, Y. Huang, Communications Physics 6, 31 (2023)
Synthetic Spin-Orbit-Coupling in Ultracold Atomic Gases and Topological Superfluids
C. Qu, book chapter published In Progress in Nanoscale and Low-Dimensional Materials and Devices: Properties, Synthesis, Characterization, Modelling and Applications. 144, 345-362, Springer (2022)
Freezing and thawing of entanglement in lossless multiparty systems
X.-F. Qian, C. Qu, J. H. Eberly, arXiv: 2111.09752
Spin squeezing with short-range spin-exchange interactions
M. Perlin, C. Qu, A. M. Rey, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 223401 (2020)
Angular Momentum of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Synthetic Rotational Field
C. Qu, S. Stringari, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 183202 (2018)
Valley-selective topological ordered states in irradiated bilayer graphene
C. Qu, C. Zhang, F. Zhang, 2D Materials 5, 011005 (2018)
Magnetic solitons in a binary Bose-Einstein condensate
C. Qu, L. P. Pitaevskii, S. Stringari, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 160402 (2016)
Topological superfluids with finite-momentum pairing and Majorana fermions
C. Qu, Z. Zheng, M. Gong, Y. Xu, L. Mao, X. Zou, G. Guo, C. Zhang, Nature Communications 4, 2710 (2013)
Observation of Zitterbewegung in a spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate
C. Qu, C. Hamner, M. Gong, C. Zhang, P. Engels, Phys. Rev. A 88, 021604(R) (2013)
Courses
PEP 187 Seminar in Physics [23F]
PEP 501 Fundamentals of Atomic Physics [21F]
PEP 542 Electromagnetism [20S, 21S, 22S]
PEP 543 Introduction to Quantum Engineering [23F]
PEP 643 Electricity & Magnetism I [20F, 22F, 23F]
PEP 644 Electricity & Magnetism II [21S, 23S]
PEP 501 Fundamentals of Atomic Physics [21F]
PEP 542 Electromagnetism [20S, 21S, 22S]
PEP 543 Introduction to Quantum Engineering [23F]
PEP 643 Electricity & Magnetism I [20F, 22F, 23F]
PEP 644 Electricity & Magnetism II [21S, 23S]