{"id":659,"date":"2014-06-17T11:19:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T16:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:18:09","slug":"condensed-matter-surface-physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/research\/condensed-matter-surface-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Condensed Matter &amp; Surface Physics Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Condensed matter and surface physics represents the single largest area of world-wide physics research. These subjects encompass a diverse range of theoretical and experimental sub-fields such as correlated systems, magnetism, nanomaterials, and systems with surfaces and interfaces. The condensed matter and surface science group has five faculty members (Daniel Agterberg, Prasenjit Guptasarma, Min Gyu Kim, Ionel Popa, and Michael Weinert) and three Emeritus Professors (Marija Gajdardziska-Josivovska, Carol Hirschmugl, and Paul Lyman) participating in numerous projects involving experimental and\/or theoretical aspects. This group interacts with students, colleagues in other departments, and researchers at various national user facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/research\/astronomy-gravitation-cosmology\/\">Astronomy, Gravitation &amp; Cosmology Research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/research\/biophysics-biomedical-imaging\/\">Biophysics &amp; Biomedical Imaging Research<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/research\/condensed-matter-surface-physics\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Condensed Matter &amp; Surface Physics Research<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/students\/undergraduate\/undergraduate-research-opportunities\/\">Undergraduate Research Opportunities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty-research\">Faculty Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"91, 87\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/agterberg-daniel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/agterber.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/agterberg-daniel\/\">Daniel Agterberg<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Graduate Admissions<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Finance Committee Chair<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:agterber@uwm.edu\">agterber@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142293472\">414-229-3472<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel Agterberg<\/strong>&nbsp;is a theorist working in the area of superconductivity and strongly correlated electronic materials, focusing on topics such as the nature of high-temperature superconductors and the consequences of topological structures on electronic wave functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/06\/vortex_2.jpg\" alt=\"vortex illustration\" class=\"wp-image-666\" \/><figcaption><em>Two half-Vortices coupled to dislocations in a PDW superconductor<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His research is driven by close communications with experimentalists to identify relevant problems that lie at the forefront of materials science, and combines analytical many-body\/symmetry-based techniques with numerical calculations. He has recently collaborated with Scientists at Cornell University, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich), Stanford University, and the University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"93\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/gajdardziska-marija\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/mgj.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/gajdardziska-marija\/\">Marija Gajdardziska<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mgj@uwm.edu\">mgj@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;group uses atomic resolution transmission electron microscopy, diffraction, and spectroscopy methods to understand how the combination of ionicity and limited dimensionality leads to new physical properties and useful applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/07\/tem_3.jpg\" alt=\"tem illustration\" class=\"wp-image-855\" \/><figcaption><em>HRTEM of Fe3O4(111)\/MgO(111) polar surface<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her funded research program aims to elucidate the stabilization mechanisms for polar oxide surfaces and interfaces by studying their atomic and electronic structures. The focus is on polar oxide systems with applications in energy, environment, and novel forms of electronics. Her group also works with a wide range of nanostructures, with recent funded work on hybrid nanosensors, based on tin oxide nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes or graphene sheets, and complex oxide nanoparticles with promising multiferroic properties. In the area of biophysics she collaborates with colleagues from the life sciences to develop targeted magnetic nanotechnology therapies for stroke and cancer, and to study naturally occurring magnetic nanocrystalline biominerals created by the iron storage proteins in plants and bacteria. She has contributed to technique developments in nanodiffraction, electron holography, reflection electron microscopy, and dynamical in-situ transmission electron microscopy. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Research Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gajdardziska-Josifovska is no longer supervising new students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"91, 87\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/guptasarma-prasenjit\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/pg.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/guptasarma-prasenjit\/\">Prasenjit Guptasarma<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Associate Dean<\/strong>, <em>College of Engineering and Applied Sciences<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:pg@uwm.edu\">pg@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142296497\">414-229-6497<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prasenjit Guptasarma<\/strong>&nbsp;is interested in the materials science of systems with strongly correlated electrons. His work seeks to elucidate the fundamental physics of unusual electronic and magnetic properties of materials, such as those near a critical phase transition, or bordering an unconventional quantum physical ground state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/06\/CrystalGrowthChamber_1.jpg\" alt=\"crystal growth chamber\" class=\"wp-image-673\" \/><figcaption><em>Floating zone crystal growth chamber<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Current activities in his group include studies in the areas of novel superconductivity and magnetism, ferroelectricity, and multiferroics. Guptasarma\u2019s research lab hosts equipment for floating-zone growth of high-purity bulk single crystals, growth of nanostructures using high-pressure and solution-based techniques, and measurement of properties such as magnetic, transport, dielectric, specific heat, and ultrasound velocity, at extreme temperatures (350mK \u2013 800K) and in magnetic fields (up to 9 Tesla). In addition, his group performs experiments at synchrotron light sources, neutron sources, and high magnetic field facilities in North America and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information:<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/guptasarma-research-group\/\"><strong>Guptasarma\u2019s Research Website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"87\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/kim-min-gyu\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/mgkim.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/kim-min-gyu\/\">Min Gyu Kim<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mgkim@uwm.edu\">mgkim@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294474\">414-229-4474<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Min Gyu Kim<\/strong>&nbsp;is interested in Quantum magnets \u2013 magnets in which quantum mechanical effects are strong and lead to unique and unexpected properties. With strong quantum effects, many interesting phenomena appear, such as spin density waves, fluctuation-driven superconductivity, topological states, and quantum spin liquids. His research goal is to study the role of quantum effects and provide a thorough understanding of the lattice, charge, and spin degrees of freedom and their complex interplay in exotic quantum magnets. Min Gyu Kim\u2019s group use various elastic and inelastic x-ray and neutron scattering techniques that are ideal for studing the lattice, charge, and spin degrees of freedom of matter. They also seeks to discover new materials through various synthesizing techniques, for example, the solid-state reaction technique and the high-temperature solution growth technique. The ability to makie samples and use a variety of x-ray and neutron scattering techniques is the unique strength of their research group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"93\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/hirschmugl-carol\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/cjhirsch.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/hirschmugl-carol\/\">Carol Hirschmugl<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:cjhirsch@uwm.edu\">cjhirsch@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carol Hirschmugl<\/strong>&nbsp;studies the surface physics of adsorbates on epitaxial and bulk oxide systems, focusing on environmentally and technologically relevant problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/08\/micrasterius.jpg\" alt=\"micrasterius\" class=\"wp-image-1034\" \/><figcaption><em>IR Spectra of Micrasterius Algae<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her investigative approaches include far and mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy and picoampere low energy electron diffraction to study low energy dynamics and structure at aqueous-oxide interfaces. In addition, Hirschmugl is developing a rapid chemical imaging technique using infrared imaging microscope coupled to an synchrotron source, which will be used to examine real-time biochemical changes&nbsp;<em>in vivo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Hirschmugl is no longer supervising new students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"93\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/lyman-paul\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/plyman.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/lyman-paul\/\">Paul Lyman<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor Emeritus<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:plyman@uwm.edu\">plyman@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul Lyman<\/strong>&nbsp;conducts research focused on growth of novel thin films and determination of surface reconstructions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/08\/TeGe1x1-e1408473744186.jpeg\" alt=\"TeGe(001)-(1\u00d71) bridge-site structure with missing Te row\" class=\"wp-image-1045\" \/><figcaption><em>TeGe(001)-(1\u00d71) bridge-site structure with missing Te row<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One principal effort (in collaboration with Prof. Dilano Saldin) involves developing and applying phase retrieval methods to help solve surface structures directly from x-ray diffraction data. Materials of interest include oxides and wide-bandgap semiconductors, especially the structure of polar oxides. In addition to standard UHV preparation methods, his group is interested in air-stable oxide reconstructions, and growth of thin epitaxial films using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The fine control afforded by the ALD technique allows the construction of novel multilayered materials, such as (Mg,Zn)O alloys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Lyman is no longer supervising new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/plyman\/\"><strong>Lyman\u2019s Research Website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"97, 87\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/popa-ionel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/popa.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/popa-ionel\/\">Ionel Popa<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:popa@uwm.edu\">popa@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142295086\">414-229-5086<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ionel Popa\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;research focuses on developing and implementing new techniques to study the mechano-chemistry of proteins. At the nanoscopic level force is a ubiquitous perturbation and many proteins have evolved to respond to mechanical stimuli. These proteins are generally segregated in multiple domains and play key roles in processes such as cellular mechano-transduction and tissue elasticity. The lab develops biomimetic materials, which hold the promise of revolutionizing medicine by allowing for artificial organs and targeted drug release. The lab uses engineered proteins to obtain protein-hydrogels, which are a new type of material with unique properties. These amorphous materials can harvest from the biodiversity of proteins, while retaining large amounts of water (&gt;90%), have a unique response to mechanical stress through the unfolding of the constituent protein domains and can respond to various stimuli. With these materials, his research aims to advance the fields of smart materials and soft biorobotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information:<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/popalab.uwm.edu\/\"><strong>Popa\u2019s Research Website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1141\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/01\/popa_fig1_cond.jpg\" alt=\"research illustration\" class=\"wp-image-4668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/01\/popa_fig1_cond.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/01\/popa_fig1_cond-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/01\/popa_fig1_cond-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2020\/01\/popa_fig1_cond-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"91, 87\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/weinert-michael\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/weinert.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/about\/directory\/weinert-michael\/\">Michael Weinert<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Distinguished Professor<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Associate Chair<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Undergraduate Advisor<\/strong>, <em>Physics<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:weinert@uwm.edu\">weinert@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142293051\">414-229-3051<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michael Weinert\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;research is focused on understanding the electronic, magnetic, and structural properties of complex materials at the atomic level, primarily through the use of first-principles electronic structure calculations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2014\/07\/graphene_2.jpg\" alt=\"Calculated spectral weight for interfacial graphene on 6H-SiC(0001) and for epitaxial graphene\" class=\"wp-image-755\" \/><figcaption>Calculated spectral weight for interfacial graphene on 6H-SiC(0001) and for epitaxial graphene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of his research is done in close collaboration with experimentalists, both at 51ÁÔÆæ and elsewhere. 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