Michel Gingras

Professor Gingras’ main interests are in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics, with a focus on systems with random disorder. He is also interested in strongly correlated classical and quantum condensed matter systems subject to strongly competing, or frustrated, interactions. Gingras’ lab frequently collaborates with experimentalists to test theoretical ideas developed in the group. They use a variety of analytical and computational methods, including large-scale numerical simulations, to address these areas of research.

• Quantum Magnetism

• Frustrated Classical and Quantum Magnetism

• Spin Ice

• Random Disordered Condensed Matter Systems

• Condensed Matter

• Quantum Science

• 1990 PhD Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• 1985 MSc Physics, Université Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada

• 1983 BSc Physics, Université Laval, Laval, Québec, Canada

• 2019, Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

• 2014, Outstanding Referee Award, American Physical Society

• 2012, Killam Research Fellowship, Canada Council for the Arts

• 2011, Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society

• 2010, 2003, Canada Research Chair (Tier I)

• 2010, 2007, 2004, Outstanding Performance Award, University of Waterloo

• 2009, Brockhouse Medal, Canadian Association of Physicists

• 2003, E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

• 2001, Herzberg Medal, Canadian Association of Physicists

• 2000, Inaugural recipient of the Award for Excellence in Research, University of Waterloo

• 2015-present, Oak Ridge National Lab, Reviewer

• 2003-present, Center for Neutron Research, Reviewer

• 2011-present American Physical Society, Elected Fellow

• ​1999-present Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Fellow of the Quantum Materials Program

• Member, Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute

• Member, Guelph-Waterloo Chemistry Graduate Program

• PHYS 234 - Quantum Physics 1
  • Taught in 2022, 2024
• PHYS 335 - Condensed Matter Physics
  • Taught in 2020
• PHYS 434 - Quantum Physics 3
  • Taught in 2025
• PHYS 435 - Current Topics in Condensed Matter Physics
  • Taught in 2023, 2024

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