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Professor Lu received dual B.S. degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering in 1992 from Washington University in St. Louis. She studied in Professor Michael Tinkham's research group at Harvard University, focusing on superconducting single-electron transistors, and received her Ph.D. in 1997. She subsequently conducted postdoctoral research on electron transport in individual carbon nanotubes at UC Berkeley as part of the University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship. Her research primarily investigates nanoscale metals and semiconductors, focusing on materials with dimensions less than 1/1000 the width of a human hair. This research involves the fabrication of nanostructures using techniques such as lithography and self-assembly, as well as the characterization of their electrical, optical, magnetic, and topological properties. Professor Lu is particularly interested in the quantum states and dynamics of electron charge and spin, which are essential for future applications in high-density, low-power, and ultra-fast electronics, including limited memory logic circuits, chemical and biological sensors, optoelectronic devices, spintronic devices, and energy harvesting devices.
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