Xiangdong Ji/ Hongwen (Thomas & Linda Lau Family Foundation) Chair Professor
Particle and Nuclear Physics Division
S515 xdji@sjtu.edu.cn

Educational Background

  • 1983- 1987, Drexel University , Ph.D
  • 1978- 1982, Tongji University , B.S

Work Experience

  • 2026-Now, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Hongwen Chair Professor
  • 1996-2026, University of Maryland, Distinguished University Professor
  • 1991-1996, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Assistant Professor
  • 1989-1991, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • 1987-1989, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Postdoctoral Research Associate

Research Interests

  • Theoretical and experimental research in nuclear physics and high-energy physics

Honorary Distinctions

  • 2014, Humboldt Research Award (Germany)
  • 2016, APS Feshbach Prize for Theoretical Nuclear Physics
  • 2016, First Prize, Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education of China (First Recipient)
  • 2024, Ruiyuan Science and Technology Award