Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
- massimob@ualberta.ca
- Address
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3-185 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Theoretical condensed matter physics quantum many-body problem superconductivity superfluidity Bose condensation Quantum Monte Carlo simulations computational physics
About
Education
BSc, Physics, 1986, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
PhD, Physics, 1992, Florida State University, USA
Professional experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate, NCSA, University of Illinois, 1992-1995
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Delaware, 1995-1997
Assistant Professor, San Diego State University, 1997-2001
Associate Professor, San Diego State University, 2001-2002
Associate Professor, University of Alberta, 2002-2005
Professor, University of Alberta, 2005-present
Honors and Awards
Fellow, American Physical Society, Division of Computational Physics (2008)
Courses
PHYS 126 - Fluids, Fields, and Radiation
A continuation of PHYS 124 primarily for students in life, environmental, and medical science. Fluid statics and dynamics, gases, kinetic interpretation; electrostatics; currents and circuits; magnetic field; electromagnetic induction; nuclear radiation, its interaction with matter and applications. Prerequisite: PHYS 124 or PHYS 144. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of PHYS 126, 130, 146 or SCI 100.
PHYS 130 - Wave Motion, Optics, and Sound
Geometrical optics, optical instruments, oscillations, waves, sound, interference, diffraction. Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1, Mathematics 31, Physics 30. Corequisite: MATH 100 or 113 or 114 or 117 or 134 or 144 or equivalent. Restricted to Engineering students. Other students who take this course will receive 3 units.