Xiaosong Chen
School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal University / Institute for Advanced Study in Physics, Zhejiang University · Professor
Ph.D., Professor at the School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal University, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Physics, Zhejiang University. He was selected for the CAS Hundred Talents Program in 1999 and received support from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2003. He joined Beijing Normal University in October 2018 and has served as a Professor at Zhejiang University since September 2024.
Research Interests
- Statistical physics of liquids
- Theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena
- Renormalization group theory in field theory
- Phase transitions and critical phenomena in network systems
- Statistical physics of Earth systems, including climate, environment, and ecology
Education
- 1987.10-1992.06 Dr. rer. nat. in Theoretical Physics, Free University of Berlin, Germany
- 1982.09-1984.12 M.Sc. in Particle Physics, Central China Normal University
- 1978.10-1982.07 B.Sc. in Physics, Central China Normal University
Professional Experience
- 2024.09-Present Professor, Institute for Advanced Study in Physics, Zhejiang University
- 2019.10-Present Dean, School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal University
- 2018.10-Present Professor, School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal University
- 2017.08-2018.07 Deputy Director, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2016.10-Present Deputy Director, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2015.01-Present Deputy Dean, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2012.07-2016.09 Executive Deputy Director, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2007.03-2017.07 Deputy Director, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2000.06-2018.09 Professor, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1996.10-2000.05 Professor, Institute of Particle Physics, Central China Normal University
Academic Service
- Editorial Board Member, Communications in Theoretical Physics
- Former Editorial Board Member, Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, Physics, and Modern Physics
Teaching
- Undergraduate courses: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics; Thermal Physics
- Graduate course: Complex Systems and Critical Phenomena