Gil Refael
Gil Refael
Taylor W. Lawrence Professor of Theoretical Physics
B.S.,Tel Aviv University, 1997; M.S., 1998; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2003. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2005-2008; Associate Professor, 2008-11; Professor, 2011-17; Lawrence Professor, 2017-; Executive Officer, 2014-20.
Research Interests: Quantum Condensed Matter (theory); Quantum Information (theory)
Overview
My current research themes include:
- Topological quantum computation with Majorana Fermions.
- Practical applications of topological insulators
- Universal aspects of driven quantum systems.
- Steady states of many-body Floquet systems
- Using a periodic drive for realizing exotic phases.
- Emergent topological states in coupled light-matter systems.
- The many-body localization transition in disordered quantum chains.
Selected Awards
- ASCIT teaching prize (awarded by the Caltech student community), 2021
- Simons Investigator, 2019
- ASCIT teaching prize (awarded by the Caltech student community), 2013
- Bessel Prize of the Humboldt Society, Germany, 2012
- Sloan Fellow, 2009
- Packard Fellow, 2008
- Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation, 2008
Selected Awards
- ASCIT teaching prize (awarded by the Caltech student community), 2021
- Simons Investigator, 2019
- ASCIT teaching prize (awarded by the Caltech student community), 2013
- Bessel Prize of the Humboldt Society, Germany, 2012
- Sloan Fellow, 2009
- Packard Fellow, 2008
- Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation, 2008
Leadership
- Executive board, IQIM, Caltech
Leadership
- Executive board, IQIM, Caltech
Industry Affiliations
- Scholar, Amazon Center for Quantum Computing, 2020-present
Industry Affiliations
- Scholar, Amazon Center for Quantum Computing, 2020-present