Chunhui (Rita) Du is an assistant professor of physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her PhD in physics from the Ohio State University in 2015. Her current research focuses on developing color-center-based quantum-sensing techniques to investigate emergent condensed-matter and quantum physics. She is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2021), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award (2021), the Department of Energy Early Career Award (2022), the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2023), the Sloan Research Fellowship (2024), and the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Early Career Scientist Prize (2022).