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Ran ChengAssistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Physics and Astronomy Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of California, Riverside Office: Winston Chung Hall 323 | E-mail: rancheng@ucr.edu | Phone: +1-951-827-2261 |
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My research area is generally known as theoretical condensed matter physics, where my expertise lies in spintronics, magnetism, and topological materials. I study fundamental physical phenomena and innovative applications arising from the intriguing interplay among charge, spin, and thermal transport in a wide variety of materials. I am especially interested in the emerging frontier dubbed antiferromagnetic spintronics featuring the ultrafast (terahertz) spin dynamics and chirality-contrasting magnon excitations. I also study the geometrical and topological properties of quantum quasiparticles which could entail profound implications in various magnetic and topological systems. My research endeavor is inspired by both experimental discoveries and mathematical intuitions.
Outside professional activities, I love meditation, playing piano, swimming, reading and writing. I am fond of classical music, classical Chinese literature, history, politics, philosophy, locomotive models, and stuffed animals.