Mar 3rd, 2025

Dr Jeong Min (Jane) Park wins 2025 Lee Osheroff Richardson science prize

Oxford, UK – 3rd March 2025 - Oxford Instruments today announces that Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park, a Schmidt Science Fellow in the Department of Physics at Princeton University, has been awarded the Lee Osheroff Richardson prize 2025.

Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park is recognised for her pioneering work on emergent quantum phenomena in two-dimensional moiré quantum materials, including the discovery of a new strong-coupling superconductor in magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene, and advances in understanding fractional Chern insulators. Her research has revolutionised our understanding of complex emergent behaviour in strongly interacting electronic systems.

"I am truly honoured to receive this award and join the distinguished group of past recipients, whom I deeply admire. [Receiving this award] is an encouraging recognition, especially as I begin a new research direction exploring emergent quantum phenomena at even smaller length scales. I am deeply grateful for the mentorship and support I have received from my PhD advisor, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero—working with him has been one of the best choices I have made in my life. I also appreciate the guidance and collaboration of my mentors and colleagues," commented Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park.

The Oxford Instruments Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize promotes and recognises the novel work of young scientists working in the fields of low temperatures and/or high magnetic fields or surface science in North and South America. Matthew Martin, Managing Director of Oxford Instruments NanoScience, said: “We have been proud to sponsor the Lee Osheroff Richardson prize since 2005 as we endeavour to support early career scientists and nurture the future quantum technology workforce. In our 20th year, we are incredibly proud to recognise Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park for her groundbreaking work on emergent quantum phenomena, leading to the discovery of a new strong-coupling superconductor.”

Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park earned her Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before this, she obtained B.S. degrees in Physics and Chemistry from Duke University, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Jeong Min Park is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physics at Princeton University, where she holds multiple fellowships including the Schmidt Science Fellowship, Princeton Presidential Fellowship, and Princeton Dicke Fellowship.

In her work at MIT, Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park discovered correlated and superconducting phases in magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene, in which the superconductivity remains up to very high in-plane magnetic fields, suggesting it can be a rare non-spin-singlet superconductor. She also established magic-angle twisted multilayer graphene as a robust family of superconductors through her work on tetra- and penta-layer graphene systems and developed new quantum transport-based techniques to measure thermodynamic properties of 2D materials.

Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park's exceptional contributions to the field are reflected in her impressive publication record, with first or co-first authorship papers appearing in Nature, Science, Nature Physics, Nature Materials, and Nature Nanotechnology. Her works are highly cited by the scientific community and have led to numerous speakership invitations from major scientific conferences.

As part of the prize, Dr. Jeong Min (Jane) Park will receive $15,000 and additional support to attend the American Physics Society Global Physics Summit, where she will be presented with her award.

The 2025 LOR Science Prize selection committee was chaired by Professor Laura Greene, NHMFL and FSU, and included Professor Hae-Young Kee, Toronto University, Professor Collin Broholm, Johns Hopkins University and Professor Paula Giraldo-Gallo, University of Los Andes.

The Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize

Oxford Instruments is aware that there is a critical and often difficult stage for many between completing their PhD and gaining a permanent research position. The company therefore would like to help individuals who are producing innovative work by offering assistance both financially and through promotion of their research work. The prize is named after David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff and Robert C. Richardson who were joint winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996, for their discovery of superfluidity in ³He.