Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Di Ventra

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTheoretical Condensed Matter Physics
KeywordsUnconventional Computing, Quantum Transport, Condensed Matter Theory
Honours and awards

2022: Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science

2022: IEEE Fellow

2022: IEEE Nanotechnology Council Distinguished Lecturer

2021: George W. and Carol A. Lattimer Research Fellow

2020: Elected Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea

2020: Feynman Prize for Theory in Nanotechnology

2019: APS Outstanding Referee from the American Physical Society

2018: Highly Cited Researcher from Clarivate Analytics

2015: Dresden Senior Fellow, Technical University of Dresden

2012: Fellow, American Physical Society

2002: Fellow, Institute of Physics

2002: New Century Technology Council Innovation Award

2002: NSF Early CAREER Award

2001: Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityLa Jolla
InstitutionUniversity of California, San Diego
InstituteDepartment of Physics
Homepagehttps://diventra.physics.ucsd.edu/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Gianaurelio CunibertiInstitut für Werkstoffwissenschaft, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2024

Programme(s)

2024Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Di Ventra is a world-renowned expert in condensed matter physics, nanoscience and unconventional computing. He has made numerous important and lasting contributions to these fields, including the concept of MemComputing. He also spearheaded the study of memory effects with great potential in nanotechnology, materials science and novel memory devices. During his stay in Germany, he will work on novel aspects of sensing and quantum transport as well as on the MemComputing paradigm of computation.

Publications (partial selection)

2025M. Di Ventra, R. Gutierrez, G. Cuniberti: Chirality-Induced Spin−Orbit Coupling and Spin Selectivity. In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2025,