Group cover picture

Group photo, 2023

Left to right:
Zumeng Huang, Seva Belosevich, Thomas Ding, Jian Tang, Zhe Sun, Mingyang Guo, Yifan Xie, Xuguo Zhou, Pablo Cuadros-Romero, Ben Kahl, Bo Zhang, Mohamed Shehabeldin, Qiong Ma

Principal investigator

Qiong Ma Cover Photo

Dr. Qiong Ma

Assistant Professor of Physics

B.S. in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
Ph.D. in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Telephone: 617-552-1017

E-mail: maqa@bc.edu

Office: Higgins Hall 330D

Profile

Dr. Qiong Ma got her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). She then moved to MIT where she got her Ph.D. of physics under the supervision of Prof. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero and in close collaboration with Prof. Nuh Gedik.Ìý

Our group focuses on uncovering and understanding the fundamental physics of novel quantum materials, particularly about electron and phonon dynamics, low dimensionality, topology, and correlation. Our group applies advancedÌýnano-/micro-sized device fabricationsÌýto control multiple degrees of freedom in quantum materials and combineÌýlow-temperature electronic transportÌýandÌýnonlinear,Ìýultrafast,ÌýandÌýnear-fieldÌýoptoelectronic microscopies and spectroscopies to probe the physics.Ìý

Awards

2024Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý AFOSR Young Investigator Award
2024Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ONR Young Investigator Award
2023Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Sloan Fellowship
2023Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award
2022Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
2022Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý IUPAP Early Career Scientist Award
2022Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý NSF Early Career Award
2018Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Rising Starts Award in Physics
2016Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
2010Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Presidential Guo Moruo Scholarship from USTC

Postdoctoral Associates

Zumeng Huang

Zumeng Huang

B.S. in Physics, Nankai University, China
Ph.D. in Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Email: huangzy@bc.edu

Jian Tang

Jian Tang

B.S. in Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Ph.D. in Physics,ÌýInstitute of Physics,ÌýChinese Academy of Sciences
·¡-³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýtanggv@bc.edu

Zhiheng Huang

Zhiheng Huang

B.E. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Ph.D. in Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Graduate Students

Siyuan (Thomas) Ding

Siyuan (Thomas) DingÌý

B.S. in Physics and B.S. in Math, Boston College
E-mail: dingsi@bc.edu

Mohamed Shehabeldin

Mohamed Shehabeldin

B.S. in Physics, Zewail University of Science and Technology, Egypt
·¡-³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýshehabel@bc.edu

Vsevolod (Seva) Belosevich

Vsevolod (Seva) Belosevich

M.S. in Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia
E-mail: belosevi@bc.edu

Pablo Cuadros-Romero

Pablo Cuadros-Romero

B.S. in Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
E-mail: cuadrosr@bc.edu

Xuguo Zhou

Xuguo Zhou

B.S in Physics, University of California, Irvine
E-mail: zhouang@bc.edu

 Tianxing Tang

Tianxing Tang

B.S. in Physics, Tianjin University, China
E-mail: tangtia@bc.edu

Mingyang Guo

Mingyang Guo

B.S. in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
E-mail: guomin@bc.edu

Katie Canavan

Katie Canavan

B.A. in Physics and Mathematics, Vassar College
E-mail: canava@bc.edu

Undergraduate Students

Bo Zhang

Bo Zhang

Justin Khim

Justin Khim

Connor Moquin

Connor MoquinÌý

Visiting Students

Zhiren (Isaac) Zheng

Zhiren (Isaac) Zheng

Visiting Ph.D. Student from MIT
E-mail: zzheng@mit.edu

Xueqiao Wang

Xueqiao Wang

Visiting Ph.D. Student from MIT
E-mail: xueqiaow@mit.edu

Jingdi (James) Tang

Jingdi (James) Tang

Visiting Undergraduate Student from University of Science and Technology China (USTC)
·¡-³¾²¹¾±±ô:Ìýjingdi.tang@bc.edu

Former group members

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NamePosition in the LabSubsequent Position
Zihan WangVisiting UndergraduateGraduate, Rice University
Zhihao YangUndergraduateM.S., Columbia University
Eli HarrisGraduateGraduate, òòò½Ö±²¥
Navar RecinosUndergraduateÌý
Paul FessatidisUndergraduateÌý
Ryan WilsonUndergraduateUndergraduate, òòò½Ö±²¥
Joe CiampaUndergraduateUndergraduate, òòò½Ö±²¥
Kevin QiUndergraduateÌý
Tianrui (Terry) WangUndergraduateUndergraduate, Cornell University
Ben KahlUndergraduateÌý
Yifan XieVisiting UndergraduateGraduate, UC Berkeley
Stephen ColleranÌýUndergraduateGraduate, North Carolina State University
Zhe SunPostdocÌý