Jörn Venderbos, PhD, assistant professor of physics and materials science and engineering, has received a prestigious 2024 Early Career Research Program grant from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE Early Career Research Program funds scientists and engineers early in their careers to conduct innovative research in one of several key areas of interest to DOE.
With his project “Advancing the Quantum Magnetism Frontier in the Topology Era,” Venderbos will use the five-year $882,890 grant to push the boundaries of our understanding of topological magnetism.
"Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a number of exciting new frontiers in quantum materials research, in particular in the area quantum magnetism,” says Venderbos. “These developments, such as remarkable experimental advances in fabrication and characterization, will enable a deeper understanding of strongly correlated quantum materials. This project aims to specifically address the interplay of quantum topology and strong correlation in quantum magnets, taking important steps towards bridging the gap between formal classifications, which are known, and identifying, interrogating and controlling strongly correlated topological quantum states in real materials."
In addition to this DOE Early Career Research Program grant, Venderbos was awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant (NSF-CAREER) in 2022.