Skinner Research Group

We are a theory group interested in applying old-fashioned ideas in creative new ways. 

One side of our work is thinking about new quantum materials, and finding ways that these materials can do things that traditional materials cannot.

Another side is applying concepts from solid state and materials physics to different (sometimes unusual) settings, ranging from quantum information to the dynamics of human groups.

Common themes of our work include long-ranged (Coulomb) interactions, strong disorder, percolation, and networks. Much of our work is done in close collaboration with experimental groups.

News: 

(20 December 2024) Congratulations to Calvin Pozderac on his successful PhD Defense! Best of luck at Nationwide!

(13 September 2024) Congratulations to Sandeep Joy on defending his PhD! Best of luck at the MagLab!

(29 July 2024) Congratulations to Joshua Scales for passing his candidacy exam!

(6 August 2023) Congratulations to Xiaozhou Feng on defending his PhD! Best of luck at UT Austin!

(27 July 2023) Congratulations to Poulomi Chakraborty for passing her candidacy exam!

(25 May 2021) Congratulations to Sandeep Joy and to Calvin Pozderac for passing their candidacy exams!

(11 August 2020) Congratulations to Xiaozhou Feng for the successful completion of his candidacy exam!

(20 March 2020) See Brian's invited talk for the 2020 March Meeting here.