Congratulations to Assistant Professor Jue Wang for being awarded the prestigious Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award 2026 by the Croucher Foundation in recognition of his groundbreaking research in experimental condensed matter physics.
Established in 2012, the Croucher Innovation Awards aim to identify and provide substantial support to a small number of exceptionally talented “rising stars” in science and engineering disciplines at a formative stage of their careers. Recipients are selected or their distinguished doctoral and post-doctoral work, internationally competitive research achievements, and high-impact contributions to their field.
As an experimental condensed matter physicist working on low-dimensional materials and strongly correlated phenomena, Prof. Wang aims to realize novel quantum matters, deepen our understanding of them, and unlock their potential in the ongoing quantum revolution. To achieve these goals, he leads the development and application of a variety of optical spectroscopies and techniques, especially those using ultrafast lasers, together with nanofabrication of electronic devices, electrical measurements, and low-temperature techniques capable of cooling down electrons down to the 10 mK range. https://physics.hkust.edu.hk/people/jue-wang-wangjue
Prof. Wang joined HKUST as an Assistant Professor of Physics in 2025. He received a B.S. degree from Peking University in 2014, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2020, advised by Professor Xiaoyang Zhu. Prior to joining HKUST, he was a Harvard Quantum Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, co-advised by Professor Philip Kim and Professor Hongkun Park.
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