Biography
Professor Wang Yao is a condensed matter physicist. He obtained his BSc from Peking University in 2001, and PhD in physics from University of California, San Diego in 2006. He joined the University of Hong Kong in 2008, and rose through the academic ranks to Chair Professor of Physics in 2019. He is also a New Cornerstone Investigator. He has received honours including the OCPA Achievement in Asia Award, Nishina Asia Award, XPlorer Prize, Huang Kun Prize, Croucher Innovation Award, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship, RGC Senior Research Fellowship, and has been named by Clarivate Analytics in the list of "Highly Cited Researchers" in consecutive years from 2018 to 2023. He is also elected Fellow of American Physical Society and Fellow of Optica.