Andreas Bill's Condensed Matter Theory Group
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California State University long Beach Department of Physics & Astronomy 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840-3901 |
Hall of Science (HSCI), Room 262 Tel: +1-562-985-8616 Fax: +1-562-985-7924 Email: abill@csulb.edu |
News
- International Workshop on "Trends in Nanoscale Superconductivity and Magnetism", Cali, Colombia, June 29-July 1, 2011.
Together with Maria-Elena Gomez, Axel Hoffmann and Thomas Gredig, we organized this conference and presented our own work on the topic. The proceedings of the conference will appear
in Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism (Springer Vlg).
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- WE MOVED! You can now find the department of Physics and Astronomy in the new Hall of Science, between Peterson Hall 2 and the Molecular & Life Sciences Center building.
- We are developing a Computational Physics option with a fully equipped, externally funded, computational physics laboratory. Please have a look at our Computational Physics webpage.
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Physics GRE Boot Camp - a success!
On February 26-27, 2011 we offered a Physics GRE Boot Camp for minority and women students from the CSU's but open to all students from CSU and the UC systems. This first boot camp for southern California took place at CSU Long Beach and was a success with 36 students attending, and three UC professors presenting their institutions and Ph.D. programs. More information can be found on the GRE Boot Camp webpage. The event was organized by C.Kwon and A.Bill in the context of the California Professoriate for Access to Physics Careers.
Research activities
My group's research interests are in the field of condensed matter theory. In recent years
we focused on two aspects of the solid state. One subject is the study of electronic properties and
competing ground states in layered systems. These comprise materials with intrinsic
quasi-two-dimensional properties ,
and heterogeneous nanostructures. The other topic of interest is the description of crystallization
processes in a d-dimensional solid.
We have developed an analytical theory for the non-equilibrium grain size distribution and are pursuing
the study of its properties and the generalization of the theory.
Further information on these and other activities are provided in the Research and Publications (pdf) links on this page or can be obtained by contacting me. Opportunities for students to participate in instructional research can also be inquired by contacting me or stopping by my office.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the following institutions for their present and past support
(see the funding page for more details):
- The Army High Performance Computing Research Center - for providing funding to establish and develop a Computational Physics Laboratory and financing the research of the computational physics group.
- The National Science Foundation, The Research Corporation, The German Academic Exchange Services, CSU Long Beach and the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics for the support of our research!