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Professor [January 2020-present]

Associate Professor [July 2011-December 2019]

I got my Master degree in Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. For my master thesis, I worked in the Laboratory of Metastable Quantum States at Russian Center Kurchatov Institute, where I learned how to transfer liquid helium.

In 1997, I moved to USA to start my PhD in Physics from Brown University located in a beautiful town of Providence, RI. There, I worked on experiments with negative ions ("electron bubbles") in liquid helium under suprevision of Humphrey Maris, a great scientist for whom I have the utmost respect. Inspired by a Humphrey's idea, I tried to split an electron into pieces, but did not succeed.

After graduating Brown University in 2004, I moved to Japan and joined the Low Temperature Physics Lab as a postdoc under supervision of Kimitoshi Kono. There, I've learned about surface electrons on helium and spent next seven years in the Wako Campus of RIKEN working on various experiments with this wonderful system.

I joint OIST as a faculty member in 2011 to lead my own research group, the Quantum Dynamics Unit, where we do research on electrons on helium and other quantum system. In free time, I enjoy riding motocycle, practicing kickboxing and watching UFC fights.

I started my physics education at the Department of General and Applied Physics of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 2010. During my bachelor education I spent a lot of time with Feynman diagrams and infinite data from the LHCb detector (CERN) in the beautiful XIX century manor of Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics.

After graduation I decided to get my hands dirty in experimental work and joined a Terahertz Spectroscopy Lab of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 2014 for my master study. Here I got an occult knowledge of physics experiment, mainly in solid state spectroscopy, and having evaporated hundreds of liters of liquid helium, I defended my PhD thesis in condensed matter physics devoted to phases of electric dipole lattice of polar molecules.

I joined Quantum Dynamic Unit in December 2021 as a postdoc scholar to pursue a goal of reliable readout of spin states of a single electron, bound to the surface of liquid helium.

Besides science, I also get a lot of fun from mountaineering, mountain skiing and Lovecraft mythos board games.

I began my physics journey at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, where I earned my bachelor's degree in Physics. Early in my career, I explored a variety of research fields as a research assistant, including green energy, optoelectronics, and laser physics, with a particular focus on attosecond pulse lasers. I was fortunate to spend a few months at the University of Pittsburgh, where I deepened my understanding of fluid dynamics under the mentorship of Prof. Walter Goldburg. These experiences cultivated my fascination with the intricate behaviors of electrons in extreme environments and instilled an appreciation for the beauty of continuous medium mathematics bridging single-particle physics.

In 2013, I embarked on my Ph.D. at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), where I investigated transport properties of strongly correlated 2D electron systems confined in microchannels. My research involved cutting-edge cryogenics and nanofabrication techniques, yielding significant insights into the behavior of quasi-1D Wigner solids and the dynamics of electrons on liquid helium.

Following my Ph.D., I explored diverse research avenues. I spent a gap year in Germany independently studying collective electron transport, then returned to Japan in late 2020 to advance quantum state detection techniques for electrons on helium at OIST. Family commitments brought me back to Taiwan, where I briefly contributed to biorock technology at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium and worked on dark matter detection at the High Energy Physics Laboratory, National Central University.

In October 2022, I rejoined OIST, where my current focus lies in refining quantum state detection methods for electrons on helium.

Outside the lab, I enjoy exploring Okinawa's breathtaking landscapes and experiencing different cultures. Fascinated by the collective behavior of strongly interacting particles, I also find joy in observing the dynamics of human interactions within communities and groups.