Bio
Songxue Chi is a senior staff scientist at ORNL and the point of contact for TAX(HB3) triple-axis spectrometer at HFIR. His current scientific interests are in the field of condensed matter physics; in particular in emergent phenomena in strongly correlated materials and complex oxide where the interplay among spin, charge and lattice degrees of freedom often lead to exotic phases. He received his PhD in condensed matter physics from the university of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to joining ORNL, he was an instrument scientist at the NIST Center for Neutron Research.
Professional Experience
01/2013 – present Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA R&D staff
11/2010 – 01/2013 Oak Ridge Associated Universities, USA Post doctoral associate
01/2009 – 11/2010 NIST Center for Neutron Research, USA Instrument scientist
Awards
Supplemental Performance Award from ORNL, November 2014.
Chancellor’s Honor for Extraordinary Professional Promise April, 2008
JINS Neutron Fellowship Feb, 2008
Sigma Pi Sigma, the Physics National Honor Society membership May, 2006
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.
Ph. D. in Physics December 2008
Professional Service
Workshops
Aug. 2020 Virtual Workshop "Neutrons and Complementary Techniques for Quantum Materials"
Sept. 2022 Virtual Workshop "Neutrons and Complementary Techniques for Quantum Materials"
July 2024 In-Person Workshop "Neutrons and Complementary Techniques for Quantum Materials"
Manuscript Reviews
Peer reviews for more than 20 research journals such as Nature Physics, Nature Communications, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B and Journal of Physics:Condensed Matter.
Funding Reviews
2024 Discovery and Innovation Grant for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2024 Technical Reviewer for ORNL LDRD proposal
Beamtime Proposal Reviews
2010 - present NCNR proposal reviewer
Advisory Board
2022- present Advisory board member of the DOE supported consortium CA2REERs
Technical Support
High-Temperature Steering committee
IPTS Feasibility Review Work Group
HFIR Beam Room Planning Work Group
"Wash Up Meeting" Work Group
Professional Affiliations
American Physical Society
Neutron Scattering Society of America
Specialized Equipment
TAX (HB-3), the high flux thermal neutron triple-axis spectrometer https://neutrons.ornl.gov/tax