Prof. Dr. Riccardo Comin

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsExperimental Condensed Matter Physics
Keywordsperovskites, copper oxide superconductors, Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, kagome metals, van der Waal materials
Honours and awards

2022: PRISM senior prize

2018: Sloan. Fellowship

2017: Young Investigator Award, Canadian Light Source

2016: Bryan R. Coles Prize

2015: John Charles Polanyi Prize in Physics

2015: McMillan Award

2014: Fonda-Fasella Award

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityCambridge
InstitutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InstituteDepartment of Physics

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Ronny ThomaleInstitut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2025

Programme(s)

2025Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Comin is an international leader in experimental condensed matter research, specifically in the exploration of quantum materials. Professor Comin has made groundbreaking contributions to a series of vibrant fields in contemporary condensed matter physics such as perovskites, unconventional magnets and Kagome metals. During his stay in Germany, he continues to explore the uncharted territory of quantum materials through a combined experimental and theoretical research approach.