Peter Lu
Peter J. Lu | |
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| Born | 1978 |
| Nationality | American and Canadian |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University |
| Known for | Contributions in the fields of girih tiles, quasicrystals, Islamic architecture, Chinese archaeology, soft condensed matter physics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | David A. Weitz |
| Other academic advisors | Kenneth S. Deffeyes Paul M. Chaikin Paul J. Steinhardt |
Peter James Lu, PhD (陸述義) is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Physics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has been recognized for his discoveries of quasicrystal patterns (girih tiles) in medieval Islamic architecture, early precision compound machines in ancient China, and man's first use of diamond in neolithic China.