Dr. Kang Kuen Ni

Biography

Kang-Kuen Ni is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, specializing in physical and chemical physics, particularly at ultra-cold temperatures. His research focuses on creating molecules at the lowest possible temperatures and studying their chemical reactions and physical interactions. This research explores the fascinating regime where new quantum phases emerge, leading to theoretical studies and experimental demonstrations of ultra-cold quantum chemistry. He joined Harvard as an assistant professor in 2013 after obtaining his B.S. in physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. His doctoral dissertation, supervised by Professors Deborah Jin and Jun Ye, described the experimental realization of ultra-cold, near-quantum-degenerate gas polar molecules.

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