Education
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987
BS, Cornell University, 1982
Research
My research in theoretical physics focuses on the physics of novel phases of matter produced under extreme conditions; quantum fluids and solids, including superconductors, superfluids, and supersolids; dissipative and nonequilibrium quantum systems; and applied mathematical and computational methods. I also have a long-standing interest in STEM education and in broadening access to STEM disciplines. I co-founded the innovative UFTeach program at the University of Florida, designed to inspire and train the next generation of secondary science and math teachers.
Selected Publications
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oe0o9YUAAAAJ&hl=en
Awards, Honors and Recognitions
Honors and Awards
Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship, 2025-2026
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2014
Fellow, SEC Academic Leadership Development Program, 2011
Secretary-Treasurer, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, American Physical Society, 2006-2011
Fellow, American Physical Society, 2002
Lucent Lecturer, Boulder Summer School for Condensed Matter Physics, 2000
University of Virginia Department of Physics Outstanding Teaching Award, 1996
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 1991-1994
IBM Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University, 1987-1989