Associate Professor
Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong
About
A physicist working
across scales.
Xin (Sunny) Wang · 王欣
Biography
From correlated electrons
to quantum control.
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at City University of Hong Kong, where I lead the Quantum Theory Group.
I received my B.S. in Physics from Peking University in 2005 and my Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2010. My doctoral work focused on numerical methods for strongly correlated materials and quantum dots. I was a Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park from 2010 to 2015, before joining CityUHK.
My research connects spin-based quantum computing, robust control, quantum learning, quantum devices and many-body physics. I also work on physics education, including immersive and AI-supported learning.
Academic path
Experience & education.
Associate Head
Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong
Assistant Professor
City University of Hong Kong; Department of Physics and Materials Science (2015–2017), then Department of Physics
Research Associate
Condensed Matter Theory Center, University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D. in Physics
Columbia University · Advisor: Andrew J. Millis
B.S. in Physics
Peking University · Advisor: Qi Ouyang
Professional service
Contributing to the
physics community.
Physical Review Research
Editorial Board · 2025–2028
Communications Materials
Editorial Board · 2025–present
Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies
Council Member · 2026–2028
Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics
General Council Member · 2026–2029
Physical Society of Hong Kong
Honorary Treasurer · 2023–present
Selected recognition
Research, teaching & service.
IEEE Senior Member
APS Global Spotlight Member
Teaching Excellence Award
College of Science, CityUHK
The President’s Award
City University of Hong Kong