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

  • 2009-Now,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Hongwen Chair Professor
  • 1996-2025,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