Chinese scientist wins int'l condensed matter physics award

STORY: Chinese scientist wins int'l condensed matter physics award DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tsinghua University 2. various of Chinese scientist Xue Qikun 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XUE QIKUN, Chinese scientist STORYLINE: Chinese scientist Xue Qikun has won the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize, an international award that recognizes outstanding contributions to condensed matter physics, according to the American Physical Society. Xue, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ashvin Vishwanath, a professor at Harvard University, won the award together for their pioneering theoretical and experimental studies on the collective electronic properties of materials that reflect topological aspects of their band structure. The award is acknowledged as the highest international honor in the field of condensed matter physics. As China's first winner of the award, Xue is highly regarded by the internationa