Prof. Dr. Yaroslav Tserkovnyak

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTheoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Keywordssuperfluidity, spintronics, Magnetism, topology, quantum transport

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityLos Angeles
InstitutionUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
InstituteDepartment of Physics and Astronomy

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jairo SinovaInstitut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2018

Programme(s)

2017Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Tserkovnyak is a leading expert in the fields of spintronics and non-equilibrium magnetism. He has made seminal contributions to the studies of spin transport and dynamics in magnetic nanostructures, quantum transport in low-dimensional correlated electron systems, and related topological properties. His more recent research concerns heat-driven emergent dynamics, bosonic condensation, and spin superfluidity in magnetic insulators. During his stay in Germany, his research will focus on antiferromagnets and broader classes of quantum spin materials.