David Alan Huse (born May 16, 1958) is an American theoretical physicist, specializing in statistical physics and condensed matter physics.[1][2] Huse is known for his expertise in the fields of statistical physics and quantum many-body physics. He has contributions to topics such as phase transitions, spin glasses and magnetic ordering in materials. His current research interests include ultracold atomic systems and non-equilibrium physics, and explore phenomena as quantum thermalization and many body localization.[3]

Biography

After graduating from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Huse matriculated at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he graduated in 1979 with a B.S. in physics.[4] He received in 1983 his Ph.D. from Cornell University with a thesis[5][6] supervised by Michael E. Fisher. From 1983 to 1996, Huse worked in Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill. In 1996, he was appointed a professor in the physics department of Princeton University.[4] At the Institute for Advanced Study, he has been appointed to positions for the autumn of 2010, and for the academic years 2015–2016, 2019–2020, and 2021–2022.[7]

He was elected in 2010 a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[8] in 2013 a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[9] and in 2017 a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[1] In 2022 he received the Lars Onsager Prize with Boris Altshuler and Igor Aleiner for ""foundational work on many-body localization, its associated phase transition, and implications for thermalization and ergodicity."[4]

In 1982 he married Julia Smith. They have two sons.

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ "David A. Huse". Member Directory, National Academy of Sciences (nasonline.org)
  2. ^ "David Huse | Department of Physics". Princeton University
  3. ^ Meyer-Streng, Olivia (February 9, 2017). "Professor David Huse elected MPQ "Distinguished Scholar"". Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
  4. ^ "2022 Lars Onsager Prize Recipient, David A. Huse". American Physical Society (APS)
  5. ^ "Domain walls and the melting of commensurate phases by David Alan Huse, — thesis information, Cornell University Library Catalog". Cornell University
  6. ^ Huse, David Alan (1983). Domain Walls and the Melting of Commensurate Phases. Cornell University.
  7. ^ "David A. Huse". Scholars, Institute for Advanced Study. 9 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Professor David Huse". American Academy of Arts & Sciences
  9. ^ "Historic Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science (Search on "Huse".)