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Junyeong Ahn is a theoretical physicist who studies how electrons organize and give rise to surprising properties in materials. He is particularly interested in uncovering new principles that enable materials to conduct electricity and interact with light in unexpected ways. His recent work examines hidden 'shapes' and 'twists' in electronic wave functions — subtle quantum features that influence material properties. Ahn conducts theoretical research on a broad spectrum of quantum phenomena in condensed matter systems, ranging from topological phases to many-body correlations and quantum light-matter interactions. His research aims to uncover and elucidate the functional properties of quantum materials by integrating insights from condensed matter physics, quantum optics, and quantum information science, with a particular focus on the electromagnetic response properties of quantum materials and the geometric and topological aspects of quantum states.
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