Research interests

· Ultrasensitive trace-isotope analysis;

· Low-energy tests of fundamental symmetries;

· Laser spectroscopy of exotic atoms.

Details can be found at: http://www-mep.phy.anl.gov/atta/

Degrees attained

Ph.D.,1994, University of California at Berkeley;

M.S., 1991, University of Chicago;

B.S., 1987, University of Science and Technology of China.

Employment history

2004 – Present, Professor (part-time), University of Chicago;

2000 – Present, Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory;

1997 – 2000, Assistant Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory;

1994 – 1997, Research Associate, JILA, University of Colorado;

Awards

U. S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2000);

U. S. DOE Office of Science Early Career Scientist and Engineer Award (2000).

Selected Publications

Invited Publications

· Tracing Noble Gas Radionuclides in the Environment. P. Collon, W. Kutschera and Z.-T. Lu. Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci., 54, in press (2004)

· Searches for stable strangelets in ordinary matter: overview and a recent example. Z.-T. Lu et al. Nucl. Phys. A, in press (2004)

· Laser-Based Methods for Ultrasensitive Trace-Isotope Analyses (Feature review article). Z.-T. Lu and K.D.A. Wendt. Rev. Sci. Instr. 74, 1169 (2003)

· Atom Trap Trace Analysis. Z.-T. Lu. McGraw-Hill 2002 Yearbook of Science and Technologies (2002)

Contributed Publications

· Laser spectroscopic determination of the ⁶He nuclear charge radius. L.-B. Wang et al. Phys. Rev. Lett., in press (2004)

· One million year old groundwater in the Sahara revealed by krypton-81 and chlorine-36. N. C. Sturchio et al. Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, L05503 (2004)

· Counting individual ⁴¹Ca atoms with a Magneto-Optical Trap. I.D. Moore et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 153002 (2004)

· Search for anomalously heavy isotopes of helium in the Earth’s atmosphere. P. Mueller et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 022501 (2004)

· A new method of measuring ⁸¹Kr and ⁸⁵Kr abundances in environmental samples. X. Du et al. Geophys. Res. Lett. 30, 2068 (2003)

· Ultrasensitive isotope trace analyses with a magneto-optical trap. C.Y. Chen et al. Science 286, 1139 (1999)

· Frequency-stabilized diode laser with the Zeeman shift in an atomic vapor. K.L. Corwin et al. Appl. Opt., 37, 3295 (1998)

· Efficient collection of ²²¹Fr atoms into a vapor cell magneto-optical trap. Z.-T. Lu et al. Phys. Rev. Lett., 79, 994 (1997)

· Low-velocity intense source of atoms from a magneto-optical trap. Z.-T. Lu et al. Phys. Rev. Lett., 77, 3331 (1996)

· Laser trapping of short-lived radioactive isotopes. Z.-T. Lu et al. Phys. Rev. Lett., 72, 3792 (1994)

Patents

· System and a Method for Frequency-Stabilizing a Diode Laser. K.L. Corwin et al. U.S. Patent 6,009,111 (December 28, 1999)