Jie Wang

Jie Wang is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, specializing in ultrafast electron diffraction and materials dynamics. His research focuses on real-time imaging of molecular and electronic dynamics in photoexcited systems, with applications to photochemistry, solid-state physics, and nanomaterials.

Key research areas include:

• Ultrafast structural dynamics of molecules and materials
• Electron-phonon coupling in metals and semiconductors
• Photochemical reaction mechanisms
• Development of ultrafast electron diffraction techniques

Recent work highlights the use of mega-electron-volt ultrafast electron diffraction to study femtosecond-scale phenomena such as ring-opening reactions, dissociation pathways, and lattice dynamics. His team employs advanced Bayesian methods and machine learning to analyze diffraction data and model molecular configurations.

Notable contributions include advancements in THz-driven electron bunch compression techniques for improved temporal resolution, and studies on light-induced phase transitions in twisted bilayer graphene. Ongoing projects explore energy transfer mechanisms in strongly correlated materials and nonequilibrium dynamics in laser-excited matter.