{"id":1358,"date":"2023-08-01T19:45:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/?page_id=1358"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:07:50","slug":"ping-sheng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/","title":{"rendered":"About Prof. Sheng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Email:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"mailto:sheng@ust.hk\">sheng@ust.hk<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>1967-71: Princeton University &#8211; Ph.D. in physics<br \/>\n1963-67: California Institute of Technology &#8211; B.S. in physics<\/p>\n<h4>Employment<\/h4>\n<p><strong>1994 \u2013 present<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Member of the Institute for Advanced Study (from July 1, 2022)<br \/>\nProfessor of Physics (Chair Professor from 2005-2022)<br \/>\nProfessor Emeritus (since July 1, 2022)<br \/>\nHead of Physics Department (March 1999 &#8211; July 2008)<br \/>\nDr. William M. W. Mong Chair Professor of Nanoscience (2006-2022)<br \/>\nThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p><strong>1979-94<\/strong><br \/>\nCorporate Research Science Laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, U.S.A.<br \/>\nPosition: Senior Research Associate<\/p>\n<p><strong>1973-79<\/strong><br \/>\nRCA David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, U.S.A.<br \/>\nPosition: Member of the Technical Staff<\/p>\n<p><strong>1971-73<\/strong><br \/>\nInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, U.S.A.<br \/>\nPosition: Visiting Scholar<\/p>\n<h4>Non-academic Position<\/h4>\n<p>Independent Director of the Board, Acoustic Metamaterials Group (from July 4, 2022)<\/p>\n<h4>Research Interests<\/h4>\n<p>Acoustic metamaterials, carbon nanostructures, giant electrorheological fluids, fluid-solid interfacial phenomena<\/p>\n<h4>Professional Honors<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fellow of the American Physical Society (elected 1987);<\/li>\n<li>2013 Brillouin Medal (International Phononics Society);<\/li>\n<li>2018 Rolf Landauer Medal (International ETOPIM Society);<\/li>\n<li>Elected member of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences 2019;<\/li>\n<li>2021 Bloch Prize (International Phononics Society).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Professional Recognitions<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Divisional Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters (2013-2016);<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Board Member, New Journal of Physics (2012-2018);<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Board Member, Acta Physica Sinica and Chinese Physics of the Chinese Physical Society (since 2008);<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Board Member, Wuli of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2007-2013);<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Board Member, Proceedings of Royal Society A (2006-2012);<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Board Member, Multiscale Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation (2002-2011);<\/li>\n<li>Executive Editor, Solid State Communications (2005-2019).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Academic Publications<\/h4>\n<p>Over 450 refereed journal publications (56 in Physical Review Letters, 4 in Science, 4 in Nature Materials); over 400 plenary and invited presentations; one monograph; thirty-two U.S. patents; eight edited\/co-edited books, &gt;58,300 citations, H index is 106 (from Google Scholar, July 2025).<\/p>\n<h4>Personal<\/h4>\n<p>Date of Birth: July 1, 1946<br \/>\nCitizenship: Naturalized U.S. citizen; Hong Kong permanent resident; Taiwan citizen<\/p>\n<h4>Major Scholarly Contributions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Acoustic metamaterials<\/strong>. Prof. Sheng is the conceptual initiator and the leader of the effort that initiated the whole field of acoustic metamaterials that is now a robust area of research. A startup company, Acoustic Metamaterials Group, was founded in 2014 by Prof. Sheng\u2019s former students and postdocs and has achieved product commercialization (Publication #1 and #8).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giant electrorheological fluid<\/strong>. Prof. Sheng led the effort that resulted in the discovery of the giant electrorheological fluid (GERF), which is based on molecular dipoles rather than the induced dipoles as in the traditional electrorheological effect. (Publication #2).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resolution of the classical moving contact line problem<\/strong>, i.e., the incompatibility between the moving contact line (in two-phase immiscible flows) and the no-slip liquid-solid boundary condition. In 2000, Prof. Sheng led the effort that resulted in the first continuum hydrodynamics solution of the moving contact line problem that can quantitatively reproduce the results of molecular dynamics simulations. Predictions of the theory were subsequently verified by experiments. (Publication #3).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fluctuation-induced tunnelling conduction in disordered materials<\/strong>. Prof. Sheng\u2019s seminal work in this area provided a quantitative explanation for the conductivity behaviour of many disordered materials, including the conducting polymer. (Publication #4).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Authored an influential monograph on the physics of waves<\/strong>, that gave a lucid description of the relevant physics of classical and quantum waves interacting with disordered media. (Publication #5).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reported the first evidence of superconductivity in carbon nanotubes<\/strong>, that represents the beginning of a continuing quest on this topic up to the present. (Publication #6).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resolved a classical problem on group wave velocity in resonant-scattering composite media<\/strong>, that represents a conceptual breakthrough on this classical dilemma. (Publication #7).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Realized broadband, absorption-by-design applications of acoustic metamaterials<\/strong>, that solved the long-standing conundrum of narrow-frequency character of acoustic metamaterials arising from their inherent resonant nature. This research represents the breakthrough that made possible the commercial applications of acoustic metamaterials (Publication #8).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-authored a well-cited review article on acoustic metamaterial<\/strong>, that traced its development from its beginning as a scientific curiosity to its development into a field driven by both exciting basic research and robust applications. (Publication #9).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Led the effort in developing novel structural designs to effect broadband microwave and under water acoustic absorbers<\/strong> that can impedance-match with vacuum and water, respectively, over a very broad frequency range. (Publications #10 and #11).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Eleven Selected Scientific Publications <span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-weight: normal;\">(Citation numbers from Google Scholar, 2025)<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cLocally Resonant Sonic Materials\u201d, Z. Liu, X. Zhang, Y. Mao, Y. Y. Zhu, Z. Yang, C.T. Chan and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Science<\/em> 289, 1734-1736 (2000). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;6,470<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Giant Electrorheological Effect in Suspensions of Nanoparticles\u201d, W. Wen, X. Huang, S. Yang, K. Lu and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Nature Materials<\/em> 2, 727-730 (2003). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;755<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMolecular Scale Contact Line Hydrodynamics of Immiscible Flows\u201d, T. Qian, X.P. Wang and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Phys. Rev. E<\/em> 68, 016306 (2003). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;510<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFluctuation-Induced Tunneling Conduction in Disordered Materials\u201d, <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Phys. Rev. B<\/em> 21, 2180 (1980). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;1,370<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIntroduction to Wave Scattering, Localization, and Mesoscopic Phenomena\u201d 2nd Edition, <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong> (Springer, Heidelberger, 2006) 340 pages. (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;2,140<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSuperconductivity in 4-Angstrom Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes\u201d, Z. K. Tang, L. Zhang, N. Wang, X. X. Zhang, G. H. Wen, G. D. Li, J. N. Wang, C. T. Chan and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Science<\/em> 292, 2462-2465 (2001). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;1,140<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGroup Velocity in Strongly Scattering Media\u201d, J. Page, <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, H. Schriemer, I. Jones, X. Jing and D. Weitz, <em>Science<\/em> 271, 634 (1996). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;160<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOptimal Sound-absorbing Structures\u201d, M. Yang, S. Y. Chen, C. X. Fu and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Materials Horizons<\/em>, 4, 673-680 (2017). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;600<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAcoustic Metamaterials: From Local Resonances to Broad Horizons\u201d, G. C. Ma and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Science Advances<\/em> 2: doi: 10.1126\/sciadv.1501595 (2016). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;1,720<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConceptual-based Design of an Ultrabroadband Microwave Metamaterial Absorber\u201d, S. Qu, Y. Hou and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em> 118, e2110490118 (2021). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;120<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUnderwater Metamaterial Absorber with Impedance-matched Composite\u201d, S. Qu, N. Gao, A. Tinel, B. Morvan, V. Romero-Garc\u00eda, J.-P. Groby and <strong>Ping Sheng<\/strong>, <em>Science Advances<\/em> 8, eabm4206 (2022). (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&gt;120<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Total number of refereed publications: &gt;400 ; Citations: &gt;59,800 ; H-index: 107 (Google Scholar, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Knowledge Transfer Contribution<\/h4>\n<p>A startup company, Acoustic Metamaterials Group (AMG), was founded by my two former students, Dr. Shuyu Chen and Dr. Min Yang, in 2014. AMG&#8217;s technology is based on the research results of my group. By reducing the mass-production cost, AMG is now the only company in the world that has the capacity for commercial production of acoustic metamaterials. It ranks No. 1 in annual product shipment of acoustic metamaterials among the six peer companies worldwide in 2020-21. As an example of its recent success, AMG has partnered with KEF, a top UK hi-fi speaker company, in the development of a new line of meta-series speakers that won the product of year award in 2020 (<a href=\"http:\/\/eisa.eu\/awards\/hi-fi\/\">http:\/\/eisa.eu\/awards\/hi-fi\/<\/a>). AMG has the plan to expand its business internationally in the near future.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"block-995b15d6-1b03-47c8-a22c-407ff80736c1\" class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable block-editor-block-list__block wp-block is-selected is-highlighted wp-block-heading rich-text\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Block: Heading\" data-block=\"995b15d6-1b03-47c8-a22c-407ff80736c1\" data-type=\"core\/heading\" data-title=\"Heading\"><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Email: sheng@ust.hk Education 1967-71: Princeton University &#8211; Ph.D. in physics 1963-67: California Institute of Technology &#8211; B.S. in physics Employment 1994 \u2013 present Senior Member of the Institute for Advanced Study (from July 1, 2022) Professor of Physics (Chair Professor from 2005-2022) Professor Emeritus (since July 1, 2022) Head of Physics Department (March 1999 &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Prof. Sheng<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1358"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1358"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1532,"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1358\/revisions\/1532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheng.people.ust.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}