Wei Ku

Wei Ku is a Faculty member in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include theoretical and computational condensed matter physics, with a focus on strongly correlated materials, disordered impurities in materials, unconventional theories of high-temperature superconductivity, and quantum many-body problems. He has contributed to numerous publications in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters and Nano Letters. Ku has held various academic positions, including as a Zhiyuan Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a T.D. Lee Professor at the Tsung Dao-Lee Institute. His work has been recognized through awards such as the 2015 National talent program and the 2003 Lawrence Fellowship.

Wei Ku's research focuses on strongly correlated materials, disordered impurities in materials, high-temperature superconductivity, and electronic excitations. His work explores the interplay between magnetic order, orbital effects, and electronic structure in complex materials such as iron-based superconductors and iridates. Ku investigates phenomena like ferro-orbital order, magnetic anisotropy, and pressure-driven quantum phase transitions. His studies also address challenges in band-gap physics and the role of disorder in enhancing dielectric responses. Through first-principles calculations and experimental techniques like soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism, Ku contributes to understanding the fundamental properties of materials with potential applications in advanced electronics and superconductivity.