In condensed matter, the low energy effective laws of physics are different in different materials. While in many cases they are not substantially different from those we are used in the high energy universe, in some special cases we get totally new physical phenomena. A common theme is fractionalization: while all materials are made up of electrons and ions, the low energy collective excitations in fractionalized materials behave like entirely different types of particles not present in the universe at large.
I am a condensed matter theorist exploring novel fundamental physics in correlated electronic materials. I am particularly interested in how to realize these exotic phases in materials that can be studied in the lab and potentially used in technological applications.While I have worked on a wide range of correlated electronic materials, my main two focuses have been frustrated magnetism and heavy fermion physics.