Jie Chen

Jie Chen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). She completed her Bachelor of Science at Lanzhou University in 2011 and her Ph.D. in Science at Peking University's Department of Technical Physics in 2016. She has held postdoctoral positions at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Michigan State University's Rare Isotope Facility (FRIB), and served as a Research Fellow at ANL before joining SUSTech.

Education:

• 2011 – Bachelor of Science, Lanzhou University
• 2016 – Doctor of Science, Peking University (Department of Technical Physics)

Research Interests:

Jie Chen's research is centered on understanding exotic nuclear structures through direct nuclear reactions. Her work spans multiple areas including exotic atomic nuclear structure, nuclear science and technology, and nuclear astrophysics. She employs techniques such as single-particle transfer and elastic/inelastic scattering experiments to probe unstable nuclei, contributing to the broader understanding of nuclear forces and open quantum systems.

Scientific Awards & Invited Talks:

• Invited talk: "Investigating the Spin-Orbital splitting in N=19 isotones using SOLARIS" at Nuclear Structure conference 2022, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Special report: "Probing nuclear structures with light-ion induced reactions using SOLARIS at ReA" at APS April Meeting 2022, NYC
• Special report: "Investigating the low-lying states of Be isotopes via one-nucleon transfer reactions" at GANIL seminar
• Invited talk: "Experimental study of single particle strength in exotic psd-shell nuclei using transfer reactions" at University of Notre Dame

Research Impact & Collaborations:

As a spokesperson for multiple international collaborations, Jie Chen has conducted experiments at world-leading facilities including RCNP at Osaka University, ATLAS at ANL, FRIB at Michigan State University, and ISOLDE at CERN. Her research has resulted in over 40 publications in top-tier international journals, establishing her as a leading figure in experimental nuclear physics.