My research lies at the intersection of Condensed Matter Theory and Quantum Information Science, focusing on the identification and characterization of quantum phases through their underlying entanglement structures.
Topological & Fracton Orders
Entanglement structure.
Topological excitations for fault-tolerant topological quantum computation.
Fracton topological orders and their unique mobility constraints.
Strongly Correlated Gapless Systems
Quantum Spin Liquids
Quantum Phase Transitions
(non-)Fermi liquid phases.
Theoretical Methodologies
Quantum Field Theory (QFT) describes effective low-energy physics.
Renormalization Group (RG) analysis to determine the scaling behavior of emergent phenomena.
Openings: to learn more, please get in touch at han.ma@stonybrook.edu
Education and professional experiences:
2026 --: Tenure track assistant professor, CPHT CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique
2025 --: Tenure track assistant professor, Stony Brook University
2024--present: Research Scientist, Perimeter Institute
2019--2024: Philip W. Anderson Postdoctoral Fellow, Perimeter Institute
2014--2019: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Supervisor: Michael Hermele
2011--2014: Master of Science in Phyiscs, Fudan University
2007--2011: Bachelor of Science in Physics, Fudan University