Ran Cheng

Dr. Ran Cheng conducts theoretical studies in the broad field of condensed matter physics at the University of California, Riverside. He obtained a PhD degree in physics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. He was a postdoctoral research associate at Carnegie Mellon University before joining the University of California as a faculty member in 2018. Dr. Cheng's research centers on fundamental physics and its ensuing applications in various magnetic materials, especially in antiferromagnetic nanostructures. As a leading expert in the emerging frontier of antiferromagnetic spintronics, Dr. Cheng received the DoD-MURI award along with a group of physicists across the United States. He also received the prestigious NSF CAREER award to explore dissipationless spintronics using magnetic topological materials.