Robert J. Birgeneau

 

LBNL Faculty Scientist
Chancellor and Professor of Physics
University of California, Berkeley

robertjb@berkeley.edu
phone: 510-642-7464

Education
B.S.  Mathematics University of Toronto
Ph.D  Physics Yale University

Major Awards
2008  Carnegie Corp Academic Leadership Award
2006  Founders Award of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2004  Election to National Academy of Sciences, Foreign Associate
2201  Fellow Royal society of London
2000  APS J. E. Lilienthal Award
1997  IUPAP Magnetism Award
1987  APS Oliver E. Buckley Award

General Research Interests
Birgeneau's research is primarily concerned with the phases and phase transition behavior of novel states of matter. These include one and two dimensional quantum magnets, liquid crystals, physisorbed and chemisorbed surface monolayers, graphite intercalates, highly disordered magnets and lamellar CuO2 superconductors. He uses primarily neutron and x-ray scattering techniques to probe these systems.

MSD Research Projects:
Quantum Materials

Personal website:    http://birgeneau.physics.berkeley.edu/research.php