Bo Zhen

Bo Zhen, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is the Jin K. Lee Presidential Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy. Zhen’s research focuses on the study of electromagnetic waves, such as light, in engineered environments. His group investigates exotic phenomena in condensed matter physics and quantum electrodynamics while pursuing practical applications in areas like infrared light detection, quantum control and readout, and quantum sensing. Zhen, who joined the Penn faculty in 2018, earned his doctorate in physics from MIT and his B.S. in Mathematics & Physics from Tsinghua University. A 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship recipient, Zhen has also been recognized with Young Investigator Awards from the Office of Naval Research, the Army Research Office, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. In 2021, Zhen was awarded an International Commission for Optics Prize for his “pioneering research on optical bound states in the continuum, exceptional points, and other topological states in photonics.”