Shaffique Adam

Education

Stanford University (1996-2000): B.S. physics with distinction (highest honor), minor in mathematics and physics departmental honors

Cornell University (2000-2006):  Ph.D. Theoretical Physics; Thesis: “Magnetic properties of nanoscale conductors”

Primary Appointments

Professor.  Department of Physics.  Washington University in St. Louis.  (2024 - present)

Associate Professor.  Yale-NUS College and National University of Singapore (2017 - 2024)

Assistant Professor.  Yale-NUS College and National University of Singapore (2012 - 2017)

Other Experience

Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar, Washington University, (2024-present)

Visiting Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore (2024-present)

Visiting Professor, Yale University (Fall 2024)

Visiting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania (Spring 2024)

Dean's Chair, National University of Singapore (2023-2025)

Deputy Department Head (Research and Strategy), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore (2021-2023)

Singapore National Research Foundation Investigator (2020-2024)

Interim co-Director, Division of Science, Yale-NUS College (2020-2021)

Visiting Associate Professor, Monash University (Summer 2018)

Head of Studies (Physical Science), Yale-NUS College (2016-2020)

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania (Apr-Jun, 2016)

Singapore National Research Foundation Fellow, (2012-2017)

Yale-NUS Fellow, Yale University, New Haven (2012-2013)

National Research Council Fellow, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (2009-2012) with Mark Stiles

Condensed Matter Theory Center Postdoctoral Research Associate (2006-2009) with Sankar Das Sarma

Cornell University Alice H. Cook House Graduate Resident Fellow (2004-2006) with Ross Brann

Cornell Center for Nanoscale Systems Graduate Research Fellow (2004-2006) with Piet W. Brouwer

Grants Awarded (as Principal Ivestigator)

• Role of Hartree interactions in twisted bilayer graphene, ACCESS Explore Project (2024-2026)

• Quantum Information Processing with confined many-body localized States, Singapore Ministry of Education, (2023-2026)

• Moire scale engineering of atomically thin materials, Singapore National Research Foundation (2020-2024)

• Understanding correlated phases in twisted bilayer graphene using quantum Monte Carlo, Singapore National Superconducting Centre (2019-2020)

• Physics and device applications of van der Waals moire heterostructures, Singapore Ministry of Education (2018-2021)

• Many body localization in two dimensions, Singapore Ministry of Education (2018-2021)

• Interplay between disorder and interactions in atomically thin metal dichancogenide MoS2, National University of Singapore (2016-2019)

• Harnessing interacting Dirac fermions for future technology, Singapore National Research Foundation (2012-2017)

• Theoretical study of electrons in low dimensional systems, Yale-NUS College (2013-2016)