Dr. Kang Kuen Ni

Biography

Kang-Kuen Ni works in the area of cold atoms and molecules. He employs modern techniques such as laser cooling and trapping, which allow for quantum control over degrees of freedom of atoms, including neutral and ionic species. His research group focuses on applying and developing similar techniques for molecules with rich internal structures and larger electric dipole moments, thereby opening new research opportunities in the study of ultra-cold chemical reactions, quantum phase transitions, and quantum information science. He joined Harvard University as an assistant professor in 2013 and obtained his PhD in physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2009. His doctoral dissertation, completed under the supervision of Professors Deborah Jin and Jun Ye, described the experimental realization of ultra-cold, near-quantum-degenerate gases of polar molecules.

Research Interests