Biography
Theoretical condensed matter physicist Maissam Barkeshli joined the UMD Department of Physics as an Assistant Professor and a JQI Fellow in August, 2016.
Barkeshli received his PhD from MIT in 2010, under the supervision of Xiao-Gang Wen. Afterwards, he was a Simons Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University (2010-2013) and a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft's Station Q, located at UC Santa Barbara (2013-2016).
He works on topics in complex quantum many-body phenomena. These include the interplay of symmetry and topology in interacting fractionalized phases of matter, experimental signatures of fractionalization, and novel universal topological phenomena that occur at interfaces of topological phases of matter and their applications to new quantum computing platforms.
Research
Research Area:
Centers & Institutes: Joint Quantum Institute, Condensed Matter Theory Center
Notable papers:
M. Barkeshli, P. Bonderson, M. Cheng, Z. Wang, Symmetry, Defects, and Gauging of Topological Phases," arXiv:1410.4540
M. Barkeshli, E. Berg, S. Kivelson, "Coherent transmutation of electrons into fractionalized anyons," Science, 346 6210 (2014)
Teaching
- Physics 260: Vibrations, Waves, Heat, Electricity & Magnetism
- Physics 274: Mathematical Methods for Physics I
- Physics 410: Classical Mechanics
- Physics 732: Solid State Physics II: Survey
News
- Crystal Imperfections Reveal Rich New Phases of Familiar Matter
- Tug-of-War Unlocks Menagerie of Quantum Phases of Matter
- UMD Leads New $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation
- Quantum Computers Do the (Instantaneous) Twist
- Maissam Barkeshli Promoted to Associate Professor
- Maissam Barkeshli Receives NSF CAREER Award
- Assistant Professor Maissam Barkeshli Receives 2018 Sloan Research Fellowship