Educational Background

2009.02-2013.02, PhD, Queen’s University, Canada

2004.09-2007.06, M.S., Peking University, China

2000.09-2004.06, B.S., Wuhan University, China

Working Experience

2018.06-present Associate Researcher, Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, China

2016.12-2018.05 C. N. Yang Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, China

2014.05-2016.10 Postdoc, Aarhus University, Denmark

2013.05-2014.04 Postdoc, Queen’s University, Canada 

Papers and Patents

1. Z. Wang, R. Qi, Y. Lu, Z. Wu*, J. Jie*, Absence of Correlations in Dissipative Interacting Qubits: a No-Go Theorem, arXiv:2302.00976 (2023).

2. C. Chen, G-H. Huang and Z. Wu*, Intrinsic anomalous Hall effect across the magnetic phase transition of a spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate, arXiv:2211.15511 (2022).

3. L. Zhang, Z. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, Z. Wu, J. Jie*, Y. Lu*, Observing Quantum Synchronization of a Single Trapped-Ion Qubit, arXiv:2205.05936 (2022).

4. G-H. Huang, Z-F. Xu* and Z. Wu*, Intrinsic Anomalous Hall Effect in a Bosonic Chiral Superfluid, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 185301 (2022).

5. G-H. Huang, G-Q. Luo, Z. Wu*, Z-F. Xu*, Interaction-induced topological Bogoliubov excitations in a spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate, Phys. Rev. A 103, 043328 (2021).

6. Z. Wu*, S. Zhang and H. Zhai, Dynamic Kosterlitz-Thouless Theory for Two-Dimensional Ultracold Atomic Gases, Physical Review A 102, 043311 (2020).

7. J. Midtgaard, Z. Wu, N. Goldman and G. Bruun*, Detecting chiral pairing and topological superfluidity using circular dichroism, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033385 (2020). 

8. Y. Chen, P. Zhang, W. Zheng, Z. Wu* and H. Zhai*, Many-Body Echo, Phys. Rev. A 102, 011301(R) (2020). 

9. Z. Yan*, Z. Wu and W. Huang, Vortex end Majorana zero modes in superconducting Dirac and Weyl semimetals, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 257001 (2020).

10. J. Mitdgaard*, Z. Wu and Y. Chen, Constraint of the energy spectrum of non-Hermitian models in open environment, Eur. Phys. J. B 92, 260 (2019). 

11. X. Shen, F. Wang, Z. Li and Z. Wu*, Landau-Zener-Stückelberg interferometry in PT-symmetric non-Hermitian models, Physical Review A 100 (6), 062514 (2019).

12. Z. Wu* and H. Zhai, Dynamics and density correlations in matter wave jet emission of a driven condensate, Phys. Rev. A 99, 063624 (2019).

13. Z. Wu*, Z. Yan* and W. Huang*, Higher-order topological superconductivity: possible realization in Fermi gases and Sr2RuO4, Phys. Rev. B 99, 020508(R) (2019).

14. J. Kinnunen*, Z. Wu* and G. Bruun*, Induced p-wave pairing in Bose-Fermi mixtures, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 253402 (2018).

15. Z. Wu*, Y. Chen and H. Zhai, Emergent Symmetry at Superradiance Transition of a Bose Condensate in Two Crossed Beam Cavities, Science Bulletin 63, 542-547 (2018).

16. K. K. Nielsen*, Z. Wu and G. M. Bruun, Higher Chern numbers in one dimensional Bose-Fermi mixtures, New J. Phys. 20, 025005 (2018).

17. N. J. S. Loft*, Z. Wu and G. M. Bruun, A mixed dimensional Bose polaron, Phys. Rev. A 96, 033625 (2017).

18. J. Mitdgaard*, Z. Wu and G. M. Bruun, Time-reversal invariant topological superfluids in Bose-Fermi mixtures, Phys. Rev. A 96, 033605 (2017).

19. D. Suchet, Z. Wu*, F. Chevy and G. M. Bruun, Long range mediated interactions in a mixed dimensional system, Phys. Rev. A 95, 043643 (2017).

20. J. Mitdgaard*, Z. Wu and G. M. Bruun, Topological superfluidity of lattice fermions inside a Bose-Einstein condensate, Phys. Rev. A 94, 063631 (2016).

21. Z. Wu* and G. M. Bruun, Topological superfluid in a Fermi-Bose mixture with a high criticaltemperature, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 245302 (2016). 

22. Z. Wu*, J. K. Block and G. M. Bruun, Liquid crystal phases of two-dimensional dipolar gases and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless melting, Scientific Reports 6, 19038 (2016). 

23. Z. Wu*, E. Zaremba, J. Smyrnakis, M. Magiropoulos, N. K. Efremidis and G. M. Kavoulakis, Mean-field yrast spectrum and persistent currents in a two-component Bose gas with interaction asymmetry, Phys. Rev. A 92, 033630 (2015).

24. Z. Wu*, J. K. Block and G. M. Bruun, Coexistence of density wave and superfluid order in a dipolar Fermi gas Phys. Rev. B 91, 224504 (2015).

25. Z. Wu, E. Taylor* and E. Zaremba, Probing the optical conductivity of trapped charge-neutral quantum gases, Europhys. Lett. 110, 26002 (2015).

26. Z. Wu and E. Zaremba*, Dynamics of a harmonically confined Bose-Einstein condensate: some rigrous results, Ann. Phys. 342, 214-238 (2014).

27. Z. Wu* and E. Zaremba, Mean-field yrast spectrum of a two-component Bose gas in ring geometry: persistent currents at higher angular momentum, Phys. Rev. A 88, 063640 (2013).

28. K. Anoshkin, Z. Wu* and E. Zaremba, Persistent currents in a bosonic mixture in the ring geometry, Phys. Rev. A 88, 013609 (2013).

29. Z. Wu* and E. Zaremba, Dissipative dynamics of a harmonically confined Bose-Einstein condensate, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 165301 (2011).

30. B. Feng*, Z. Wu and D. P. Li, Melting of the vortex lattice in layered superconductors, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 23, 661 (2009)

31. Z. Wu*, B. Feng and D. P. Li, Static structure factor and quantum melting of vortex lattices in two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates, Phys. Rev. A 75, 033620 (2007).

Undertaking project 

Grant from National Key R&D Program of China, 2023-2027, RMB 1,470,000

Grant from Shenzhen Science and Technology Program, 2021-2026, RMB 900,000

NSFC Grant, Grant No. 11974161, 2020/01/-2023/12, RMB 630,000

Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province, Grant No. 2019B030330001, 2019/01-2022/12, RMB 323,000

Service for Academic Societies

Referee for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, B etc.