Csathy named American Physical Society Fellow
2024-10-04
Gabor Csathy, professor and head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was named fellow to the American Physical Society (APS). He was selected for this honor by the Council of Representatives of the APS's Division of Condensed Matter Physics, “for elegant experimental studies of fractional quantum Hall effects and other correlated phases in two dimensions at ultra-low temperatures and high hydrostatic pressures.”
The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who may have made advances in physics through original research and publication, or made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology.
An experimental condensed matter physicist, Csathy is broadly interested in the field of topological physics. He is involved in searching for new topological phases, studying the ones with the most exciting properties, and investigating the competition of these topological phases with traditional broken symmetry states. For now, the energy scales of most topological materials are relatively small, hence Csathy focuses to measure these materials under extreme conditions (such as very low temperatures, strong magnetic fields, high pressures, and low-noise electrical environments). The technologies and the semiconductor processing techniques extensively used in Csathy’s lab continue to provide his students with critical skills needed in today’s academia, national labs, and high-tech industry, including the semiconductor industry, cryogenics, and quantum computing.
APS Fellowship is a distinct honor signifying recognition by one's professional peers. Each year, no more than one half of one percent of the Society’s membership (excluding student members) are elected to the status of Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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