Dr. Thomas Vojta
Chairman and Curators’ Professor, Department of Physics
Biography
Thomas Vojta is a theoretical physicist working at the boundary between condensed matter and statistical physics. He investigates the long-time and large-distance behavior of quantum system with many degrees of freedom, using quantum field theory as well as numerical simulations. His expertise includes quantum and classical phase transitions, critical behavior, magnetism, superconductivity, and transport in disordered materials.
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Education
- 1994: PhD in Physics: Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
- 1991: MS (Diploma) in Physics: University of Dresden, Germany
Honors and Awards
- 2015: Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2005: Cottrell Scholar Award, Research Corporation
- 2004: CAREER Award, National Science Foundation
- 2000: Heisenberg Fellowship, German Research Foundation