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Fiona Burnell is a condensed matter theorist who studies exotic phases of matter. These are materials which do not display long-ranged order at low temperatures (which is typical of low-temperature behaviour in many materials, such as magnets), but are also not ordinary metals. One of the most bizarre examples of an exotic phase is a fractionalized system, where there appear to be particles that carry a fraction of the charge of the electron. “This seems very surprising because we know that you can’t subdivide an electron,” Burnell explains. |
NewsShklovskii awarded 2019 Buckley Prize
Professor Boris Shklovskii of the School of Physics and Astronomy and William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute was jointly awarded the Oliver E. Buckley Prize in Condensed Matter Physics. The prize recognizes his "pioneering research in the physics Skillman elected as APS Fellow
Professor Evan Skillman was elected a 2018 Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was cited for his contributions to "observational constraints on the primordial helium abundance and significant contributions to understanding the chemical evolution of galaxies." More » Chubukov Awarded Bardeen Prize
FTPI Professor Andrey Chubukov was a winner of the 2018 John Bardeen Prize for his "seminal contributions to the theory of unconventional superconductivity, including applications to the iron-based superconductors." The prize was given at the International Conference on the Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity. More » Solar probe to provide closest-ever observations of a star
The Parker Solar Probe launched on August 12, 2018 will travel closer to the surface of the Sun than any previous spacecraft. Space physicist from the School contributed to the design and build of instruments on the probe. More » Bagley wins STAR Prize
Graduate Student Micaela Bagley received the Euclid Special Talent And Recognition (STAR) Prize. The award is a recognition of a valuable contribution to the Euclid mission. Bagley's advisor is Associate Professor Claudia Scarlata. More » |
CalendarWednesday, November 14th
1:25 pm: Condensed Matter Seminar
in 110 PAN Gauge theories of fluctuating antiferromagnetism for the cuprate superconductors — Mathias Scheurer, Harvard University Thursday, November 15th
10:10 am: Biophysics Seminar
in PAN 120 Single-molecule studies of protein-DNA interactions — John Marko, Northwestern University 12:05 pm: MN Institute for Astrophysics Journal Club
in Tate 301-20 Jett Priewe, University of Minnesota 3:35 pm: Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in B50 Tate Physics of chromosome folding and disentanglement — John Marko, Northwestern University Refreshments in atrium after the Colloquium. Friday, November 16th
12:20 pm: Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in Tate 301-20 Neutron and X-ray scattering study of the ferro-antiferromagnetic cross-over in Y1-xLaxTiO3 — Sajna Hameed 12:30 pm: High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in Tate 201 A solvable deformation of Quantum Mechanics — Alba Grassi (SCGP Stony Brook) 2:30 pm: MN Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium
in Tate 301-20 Connecting the first stars in the universe to the Milky Way — Brian O'Shea, Michigan State University 3:35 pm: History of Science and Technology/Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science Colloquium
in 275 Nicholson El Principio Sacarino: Organic Chemistry Meets Racial Capitalism in the Cuban Sugar-Mill — Daniel Rood, Department of History, University of Georgia Refreshments served at 3:15 p.m. 4:40 pm: Introduction to Research Seminar
in Tate 110 Elementary Particles — Roger Rusack, University of Minnesota 
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