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Egor Babaev

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Professor Department for Theoretical Physics

http://www.theophys.kth.se/~egor/ Phone: +46 734615751

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Graduate studies:Department of Theoretical Physics University of Uppsala (Sweden) PhD (2001).

POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTMENTS

Sept. 2001-Aug. 2003Postdoctoral research associate at Inst. for Theoretical Physics Uppsala University

Sept. 2003-July 2006Postdoctoral research associate at Cornell University

FACULTY POSITIONS

Sept. 2006-Aug. 2008Assistant Professor at the Department for Theoretical Physics Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden  (part-time during that period. Partially  on leave at UMass Amherst)

Sept. 2007-Dec. 2013 Assistant Professor Physics Department University of Massachusetts Amherst (part-time during that period. Partially  on leave at KTH)

Sept. 2008-Aug. 2014Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science hosted at the Royal Institute of Technology Sweden.

May 2013 – Oct. 2015Associate Professor at the Department for Theoretical Physics Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden.

Nov. 2015 – present Professor at the Department for Theoretical Physics Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden.

2022   Senior Visiting Professor of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bejing

Awards:

2018: Elected fellow of the American Physical Society Citation:For pioneering contributions to the theory of multicomponent superconductors and superfluids.

2015: Göran Gustafsson Prize in Physics from the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesCitation:“för hans originella teoretiska forskning vilken redan har visat helt nya vägar att förstå komplexa system och processer inom materialfysiken”: “For original theoretical research which has already shown new ways to understand complex systems and processes in materials physics”

2013: Outstanding Young Researcher grant Swedish Research Council ~US$2.5 millions

2011: University of Massachusetts Exceptional Merit Award

Description: “The award is given for exceptional, meritorious performance leading to achievement of  national or international renown”

2011: Outstanding Referee of the American Physical Society

2010: Tage Erlander prize in Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science(Award for physicists under 40 years old, given in physics once every 5 years) Citation: “For groundbreaking theoretical work that predicts new states of matter in the form of quantum fluids with novel properties”

2010: US National Science Foundation CAREER Award Description: “The CAREER Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty.”

2008:Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation advanced research fellow from the Royal Swedish  Academy of Science.Description: “The award is given by the Royal Swedish Academy to exceptionally gifted researchers to conduct their research in Sweden.”

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROUP


Courses

Condensed Matter Theory (SI2600), examiner, course responsible, teacher | Course web

Condensed Matter Theory (FSI3200), examiner, course responsible | Course web

Degree Project in Theoretical Physics, Second Cycle (SI201X), examiner | Course web

Physics, Project Course I (SI2801), examiner, course responsible | Course web

Project Work in Physics (SI2800), examiner, course responsible | Course web

Statistical Mechanics (SI2510), examiner, course responsible, teacher | Course web

Statistical Mechanics (FSI3070), examiner, course responsible | Course web