Graduate Fellowships in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

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DescriptionWe invite applications from prospective Ph.D. students to our Graduate program in Materials Science, at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont ( http://www.uvm.edu ). The Department of Physics,http://www.uvm.edu/physics, is one of the participating departments, and the graduate students will be based there and initially supported by graduate teaching fellowships.
We have a rapidly expanding theoretical and computational condensed matter physics group at UVM, and we especially encourage graduate applications from students interested in these areas.
Current areas of theoretical research include:

• The physics of Graphene, carbon nanotubes, and their derivatives
  
• Electron-electron interactions in Dirac systems: graphene and topological insulators
  
• Theoretical studies of complex nanoscale materials
  
• Strongly-correlated systems and novel electronic compounds
  
• Quantum many-body phenomena  in low-dimensional systems
  
• Large scale quantum Monte-Carlo simulations of quantum matter
  
• Studies of emergent phenomena in complex quantum systems
  

We are seeking energetic students with an interest and background in theoretical condensed matter.  In particular, those who have completed undergraduate course work in theoretical physics with knowledge of the basic methods of solid state physics are keenly encouraged to apply.
Our research group at UVM is highly collaborative and is composed of a dynamic and diverse group of theorists.  We look forward to working with those students who have decided to pursue research in the exciting field of condensed matter theory.
We anticipate several openings for both the Winter Semester, beginning January 2013 and the Fall semester of 2013.   For those applicants interested in a January 2013 startdate, we strongly encourage submisison of an application (details below) as soon as possible.  Applicaitons will be considered until the positions are filled.
To applyWe encourage students to explore the Condensed Matter Theory Group webpage at http://www.uvm.edu/cmt.  A general description of the Materials Science Program at UVM can found here.