
Jianjun Dong
Department of Physics
Professor
Department of Physics
Professor
Research Areas: Condensed Matter Theory and Computational Materials Physics
Office: Leach Science Center 3130
Address:
380 Duncan Drive
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 844-2943
Email: dongjia@auburn.edu
Education
Ph.D. Ohio University
1998
M.S. Ohio University
1995
B.S. Beijing University (China)
1992
Professional Employment
Professor
2012 - present
T and J Walter Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University
2012 - 2017, 2025 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University
2005 - 2012
Visiting Professor, Department of Physics, Vanderbilt University
2008
Visiting Investigator, Geophysical Lab, Carnegie Institution
2007
Assistant Professor, Auburn University
2000 - 2005
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University
1998 - 2000
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University
1995 - 1998
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University
1993 - 1995
Honors and Awards
Thomas and Jean Walter Professor of Physics
2012 - 2017, 2025 - present
SPS Faculty Teaching Award: The Enthusiasm Award
2004
Research and Teaching Interests
Selected Publications
- Yi Zeng and Jianjun Dong, "Unified Statistical Theory of Heat Conduction in Nonuniform Media", arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.05682 (2025).
- David E. Crawford, Yi Zeng, Judith Vidal, and Jianjun Dong, "Time-Domain Theory of Transient Heat Conduction in the Local Limit", accepted by Phys. Rev. B (2025). https://doi.org/10.1103/p8wg-p1j3
- Yi Zeng, J.T. Avritte, and Jianjun Dong, “Generalized Langevin Equation Theory of Thermal Conduction Across Material Interfaces", Phys. Stat. Solid. B 99, 2000454 (2021).
- Yi Zeng, J.T. Avritte, and Jianjun Dong, “Thermal Coupling-Decoupling Mechanism of Heat Transfer Across van der Waals Interfaces in n-Eicosane", Int. J. Heat Mass Trans., 120603 (2021).
- Yi Zeng and Jianjun Dong, “Fokker-Planck equation for lattice vibration: Stochastic dynamics and thermal conductivity", Phys. Rev. B 99, 014306 (2019).
- Yi Zhang, Jianjun Dong, Paul Kent, Jihui Yang, and Changfeng Chen, “Intrinsic low thermal conductivity in weakly ionic rocksalt structures", Phys. Rev. B 92, Rapid Communications, 020301(R) (2015).
- A.M. Hofmeister, Jianjun Dong, and J. Branlund, “Thermal diffusivity of electrical insulators at high temperatures: evidence for diffusion of bulk phonon-polaritons at infrared frequencies augmenting phonon heat conduction”, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 163517 (2014).
- Xiaoli Tang, Moses C. Ntam, Jianjun Dong, Emma S.G. Rainey, and Abby Kavner,“The thermal conductivity of Earth’s lower mantle”, Geophys. Res. Lett. 41, 2746-2752 (2014).
- Xiaoli Tang and Jianjun Dong, "Lattice thermal conductivity of MgO at conditions of Earth's interior", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107, 4935-4954 (2010)
- Jianjun Dong, Otto. F. Sankey and Charles Myles, "Theoretical study of the lattice thermal conductivity in Ge Framework semiconductors", Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2361-2364 (2000).
Last updated: 08/21/2025