Frank Marsiglio
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
- fm3@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-1067
- Address
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3-179 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Academic Director, QHA, Faculty of Science - Physics
- fm3@ualberta.ca
Overview
About
BASc (Engineering Science) Univ of Toronto, 1983
MSc McMaster University, 1984
PhD McMaster University, 1988
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1988-1990, Univ. of California, San Diego
Research Scientist, 1990-1997, Chalk River Laboratories
Adjunct Professor of Physics, 1991-1997, McMaster University
Associate Professor, 1997-2001, University of Alberta
Professor, 2001-present, University of Alberta
Director of the Theoretical Physics Institute, 2001-2008, University of Alberta
Acting Chair, 2009, Dept. of Physics, University of Alberta
Associate Chair, Research, 2013-2015, Dept. of Physics, University of Alberta
Acting Chair, 2015-2016, Dept. of Physics, University of Alberta
Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, 2017-Oct. 2018., Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Alberta
Interim Dean of Science, Oct. 2018-June 2019, University of Alberta
Research
Theory of high-temperature superconductivity
Polaron Physics
Nanoscale superconductivity
Strong electron correlations in solids
The Electron-phonon Interaction in Solids
Spin current-induced Spin-flip interactions
Teaching
Significant development of Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics through research topics --- see publications on my research website (under links) or on the ArXiv.
Courses
PHYS 415 - Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics I
Lattice structure and binding; lattice vibrations; electrons in solids, band structure of metals, Fermi surface; semiconductors and junctions; paramagnetism and diamagnetism; introduction to lattice defects. Prerequisites: PHYS 311 and 372, and MA PH 251 or MATH 337 or ECE 341 or equivalent.
PHYS 541 - Condensed Matter Physics I
Crystal structure and symmetries; electrons and band structure; semiconductors and heterostructures; lattice vibrations and thermal properties.