Recently, the Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) and the Asia-Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) have awarded tenured associate professor Yong-Chun Liu from the Department of Physics the 2024 Chen-Ning Yang Award (C. N. Yang Award), for his outstanding contributions in quantum control of macroscopic systems and its applications in precision measurement.
The C. N. Yang Award, established jointly by AAPPS and APCTP, aims to honor young researchers with prominent research achievements and to promote the development of leaders in physics in the Asia Pacific region. The award is given annually to three recipients. Yong-Chun Liu is the only Chinese recipient of the C. N. Yang Award this year.
Yong-Chun Liu joined the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University in 2017 and is currently a tenured associate professor. He is dedicated to the theoretical and experimental research of quantum control of macroscopic systems, focusing on systems composed of a large number of atoms such as atomic ensembles and mechanical resonators. His research involves the preparation of quantum states, the development of quantum devices, and the realization of precision measurements. His main research achievements include: (1) proposing methods for dynamically controlling the rapid and efficient preparation of various quantum states, such as Schrödinger cat states with a large number of atoms, highly squeezed states, and quantum ground states of macroscopic mechanical resonators; (2) achieving high-performance optical non-reciprocal devices with high isolation ratio, wide isolation bandwidth, and low insertion loss; (3) proposing new methods for magnetic field measurement and developing highly sensitive cavity optomechanical magnetometers and atomic magnetometers. He has published over 90 papers (including 13 first/corresponding author papers in Physical Review Letters), been selected for the national-level youth talent program, and led national key research and development programs for young scientists and national natural science foundation major research programs.
