Jasper van Wezel - Curriculum Vitae

  Personal Data

  • Address:
    Materials Science Division
    Bldg. 223, Rm. B-233
    Argonne National Laboratory
    9700 S. Cass Avenue
    Argonne, IL 60439
    USA

  • Further contact information:
    tel: +1 630 252 4764
    email: physics@jvanwezel.com
    website: www.jvanwezel.com

  • Nationality:
    Dutch

  • Date of birth:
    31-12-1979
  Employment
  • 2010 - present: Aneesur Rahman Fellowship, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA.

  • 2007 - 2010: Junior Research Fellowship, Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.

  • 2003 - 2007: PhD student in theoretical condensed matter physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

  • 2001 - 2002: Tutor at high school, institute “Mentor”, Leiden, The Netherlands.

  • 1999 - 2000: Tutor at high school, institute “Mentor”, Leiden, The Netherlands.



  Education
  • 2007: PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics (cum laude), Leiden University, The Netherlands.
    Promotors: Jeroen van den Brink & Jan Zaanen.

  • 2003: Master’s diploma in theoretical condensed matter physics (cum laude), Leiden University, The Netherlands.
    thesis advisor: Jan Zaanen.

  • 2000: Exchange program: Six months in the graduate school of Utah State University, Utah, USA.

  • 1998: US High School Diploma (cum laude), Sanford High School, Maine, USA.

  • 1997: Dutch VWO Diploma (cum laude), Dalton Scholengemeenschap, Den Haag, The Netherlands.



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  Scientific Interests

All of Condensed Matter Theory. Recent focus includes:
  • Competing instabilities in Charge Density Wave materials.
    • Superconductivity and Charge Order.
    • Chirality and Orbital Order.

  • The physics of critical fluctuations.

Connections between Quantum and Classical behaviour.
  • Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking.
    • in equilibrium: The role of the Thin Spectrum.
    • dynamically: Spontaneous loss of Unitarity.

  • Third Party Decoherence.





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  Research Visits
  • May 2011: Jeroen van den Brink, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden, Germany.
  • Apr 2011: Frank Weber, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
  • Feb 2010: Jan Zaanen, Institute-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Jan 2010: Cristian Batista, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA.
  • Aug 2009: Cristiane de Morais Smith, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.



  Invited Speaker at International Conferences
  • May 2012: “ICSM 2012, International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism”, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Aug 2011: “SCES 2011, Strongly Correlated Electron Systems”, Cambridge, UK.
  • Aug 2011: “ECRYS-2011, International Workshop on Electronic Crystals”, Institute of Scientific Studies, Cargese, France.
  • Apr 2009: Workshop: “Routes to Superconductivity at Ambient Conditions”, International Centre for Condensed Matter Physics, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Nov 2008: Workshop: “Critical Fluctuations in Spin and Charge Systems”, University of Cambridge, UK.
  • Sep 2008: Workshop: “Quantum Coherence and Decoherence”, Benasque, Spain.
  • Aug 2008: Workshop: “Quantum Decoherence and Quantum Information Science”, Lorentz Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.



  Invited Speaker at Local Seminars
  • Dec 2011: Condensed Matter Seminar, Harvard Universtiy, Boston, USA.
  • May 2011: Research Seminar, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden, Germany.
  • Apr 2011: Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Temple University, PA, USA.
  • Apr 2011: Lorentz Seminar, Institute-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Apr 2011: Institute Seminar, Institute for Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
  • Jun 2010: Mesoscopic Physics Seminar, University of Wuerzburg, Germany.
  • Jun 2010: ITFA colloquium, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Mar 2010: UoM Theoretical Physics Seminar, University of Manchester, UK.
  • Mar 2010: Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA.
  • Feb 2010: Lorentz Seminar, Institute-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Feb 2010: Mineral Sciences Seminar, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK.
  • Jan 2010: Physics Special Seminar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Jan 2010: Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Stanford University, CA, USA.
  • Jan 2010: Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA.
  • Aug 2009: CMT seminar, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
  • Jan 2008: Lorentz Seminar, Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Nov 2006: Theory of Condensed Matter seminar, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Jul 2005: Quantum Algorithms Seminar, CWI Amsterdam, The Netherlands.



  Talks Given
  • May 2012: “Chiral Charge and Orbital Order”, ICSM 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Feb 2012: “Chirality and Orbital Order in Charge Density Waves”, APS March Meeting, Boston, USA.
  • Dec 2011: “Chirality and Orbital Order in Charge Density Waves”, Harvard Universtiy, Boston, USA.
  • Aug 2011: “Chirality and Orbital Order in Charge Density Waves”, SCES 2011, Cambridge, UK.
  • Aug 2011: “Chirality and Orbital Order in Charge Density Waves”, ECRYS-2011, Institute of Scientific Studies, Cargese, France.
  • Jun 2011: “Chirality and Orbital Order in Charge Density Waves”, Materials Science Division seminar, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA.
  • Jul 2011: “Chirality and Orbital Order in Charge Density Waves”, Postdoctoral Society seminar, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA.
  • May 2011: “Chirality in Orbital Ordered Charge Density Waves”, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden, Germany.
  • Apr 2011: “Chirality in Orbital Ordered Charge Density Waves”, Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Temple University, PA, USA.
  • Apr 2011: “Chirality in Orbital Ordered Charge Density Waves”, Lorentz Seminar, Institute-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Apr 2011: “Chirality in Orbital Ordered Charge Density Waves”, Institute Seminar, Institute for Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.
  • Mar 2011: “The effect of quantum fluctuations on charge ordered NbSe2”, APS March Meeting, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Jun 2010: “Observing broken time translation symmetry in a nano-scale experiment”, Mesoscopic Physics Seminar, University of Wuerzburg, Germany.
  • Jun 2010: “How General Relativity causes Unitary Quantum Dynamics to break down in a Nano-scale Experiment”, ITFA colloquium, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Mar 2010: “Towards Observing Gravity’s influence on Quantum Dynamics in a Nano-scale Experiment”, UoM Theoretical Physics Seminar, University of Manchester, UK.
  • Mar 2010: “Observing Gravity’s influence on Quantum Dynamics”, Fysica 2010 Young Speaker Contest, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Mar 2010: “Superconductivity and Excitonic Charge Order”, APS March Meeting, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Mar 2010: “Enhanced Superconductivity on the border of Charge Density Wave order”, Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA.
  • Feb 2010: “Observing broken time translation symmetry in a nano-scale experiment”, Lorentz Seminar, Institute-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Feb 2010: “Enhanced superconductivity on the border of excitonic CDW order”, Stripe Club Meeting, Institute-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Feb 2010: “Enhanced Superconductivity near an exciton-driven structural phase transition”, Mineral Sciences Seminar, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK.
  • Jan 2010: “Observing broken time translation symmetry in a nano-scale experiment”, Physics Special Seminar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Jan 2010: “Observing broken time translation symmetry in a nano-scale experiment”, Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Stanford University, CA, USA.
  • Jan 2010: “Enhanced Superconductivity on the border of Charge Density Wave order”, Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA.
  • Nov 2009: “Physics’ Big Problem”, Homerton Research Seminar, Homerton College, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Aug 2009: “The interplay between CDW and SC order - and how it affects TiSe2”, CMT seminar, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
  • Apr 2009: “Exciton-Phonon driven transitions in TiSe2 and the interplay between CDW and SC order”, Workshop on Routes to Superconductivity at Ambient Conditions, ICCMP, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Mar 2009: “How basic condensed matter theory eliminates any need for ‘interpreting’ quantum mechanics”, Graduate lecture, Theory of Condensed Matter, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Nov 2008: “Excitonic fluctuations in TiSe2”, Workshop: Critical Fluctuations in Spin and Charge Systems, Cambridge, UK.
  • Sep 2008: “Quantum dynamics in the Thermodynamic Limit”, Workshop: Quantum Coherence and Decoherence, Benasque, Spain.
  • Aug 2008: “Quantum dynamics and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking”, Workshop: Quantum Decoherence and Quantum Information Science, Lorentz Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Jun 2008: “Quantum dynamics in the Thermodynamic Limit”, Theory of Condensed Matter, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Jan 2008: “Spontaneous Dynamics and the Absence of Macroscopic Superpositions”, Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Jan 2008: “Why Quantum Physics seems so Unimportant to Everyday Life”, Homerton Research Seminar, Homerton College, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Apr 2007: “Spontaneous Decoherence and the Hidden States of Superconductors”, General Departmental Seminar, department of natural sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Nov 2006: “Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Decoherence”, Theory of Condensed Matter seminar, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Nov 2006: “An Experimental Test of Gravitationally Induced Quantum State Reduction”, Theory of Condensed Matter group meeting, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Oct 2006: “Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Superconductors”, XI Training Course in the Physics of Strongly Correlated Systems, University of Salerno, Italy.
  • Feb 2006: “Qubits and their restraints”, Seminar Series of Leiden University Students, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Dec 2005: “Larger Qubits are Different”, National Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Meeting, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Oct 2005: “Orbital Driven Spin Ordering in the 1D Chains of NaTiSi2O6”, X Training Course in the Physics of Correlated Electron Systems and High-Tc Superconductors, University of Salerno, Italy.
  • Jul 2005: “An Intrinsic Limit to Quantum Coherence due to the Classical Nature of Measuring Machines”, Quantum Algorithms Seminar, CWI Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • May 2005: “Quantum Coherence in a Classical Condensate”, General Departmental Seminar, department of natural sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • Jan 2005: “Does Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Limit Quantum Coherence?”, National Statistical Physics Meeting, Lunteren, The Netherlands.
  • Sep 2004: “An Orbital Peierls Transition in the Spin Chains of NaTiSi2O6”, Joint European Magnetic Symposia, Leibniz Institute for Metallic Materials (IMW), Dresden, Germany.



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  International Conferences and Workshops Attended
  • May 2012: ICSM 2012: “International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism”, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Feb 2012: “APS March Meeting”, Boston, USA.
  • Aug 2011: SCES 2011: “Strongly Correlated Electron Systems”, Cambridge, UK.
  • Aug 2011: ECRYS 2011: “International conference on Electronic Crystals”, Institute of Scientific Studies, Cargese, France.
  • Mar 2011: “APS March Meeting”, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Sep 2010: “The 3rd Annual UK-NL Condensed Matter Meeting”, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
  • Mar 2010: “APS March Meeting”, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Aug 2009: “Quantum Criticality & Novel Phases”, MPI CPfS, Dresden, Germany.
  • May 2009: Workshop: “Cambridge - Leiden: easyMeeting on Quantum Matter”, The Lorentz Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Apr 2009: “Workshop on Routes to Superconductivity at Ambient Conditions”, International Centre for Condensed Matter Physics, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Nov 2008: Workshop: “Critical Fluctuations in Spin and Charge Systems”, Cambridge, UK.
  • Sep 2008: Workshop: “Quantum Coherence and Decoherence”, Benasque, Spain.
  • Aug 2008: Workshop: “Quantum Decoherence and Quantum Information Science”, the Lorentz Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Aug 2008: “25th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Jan 2008: “Cosmology meets Condensed Matter”, Royal Society, London, UK.
  • Feb 2007: Korrelationstage 2007, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPI PKS), Dresden, Germany.
  • Aug 2006: Workshop: “Quantum Criticality”, the Lorentz Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Jun 2006: Workshop: “Beyond the Quantum”, the Lorentz Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Aug 2005: Workshop: “Complex Behavior in Correlated Electron Systems”, the Lorentz Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Feb 2005: Korrelationstage 2005, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPI PKS), Dresden, Germany.
  • Sep 2004: Joint European Magnetic Symposia, Leibniz Institute for Metallic Materials (IMW), Dresden, Germany.
  • Jul 2003: Workshop: “Electronic Properties of Organic Semi-conductors”, the Lorentz Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • May 2003: Workshop: “Non-Fermi Liquid Behavior and Quantum Phase Transitions”, the Lorentz Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.



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  Summerschools Attended
  • Aug 2007: Quantum Foundations Summer School, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo ON, Canada.
  • Oct 2006: XI Training Course in the Physics of Strongly Correlated Systems, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
  • Oct 2005: X Training Course in the Physics of Correlated Electron Systems and High-Tc Superconductors, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
  • Mar 2005: Summerschool for Condensed Matter Theory, Dutch Research School for Theoretical Physics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Mar 2004: Summerschool for Condensed Matter Theory, Dutch Research School for Theoretical Physics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Mar 2003: Summerschool for Condensed Matter Theory, Dutch Research School for Theoretical Physics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.



  Workshops and Conferences Organized
  • Sep 2010: Organized the “3rd Annual UK-NL Condensed Matter Meeting” at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
  • May 2009: Scientific coordinator for the workshop “Cambridge - Leiden: easyMeeting on Quantum Matter” in the Lorentz Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • 2007-2010: Organized the Homerton Research Seminar series for Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.
  • Nov 2008: Organized the workshop “Critical Fluctuations in Spin and Charge Systems” (together with Montu Saxena and Stephen Rowley) in Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.



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  Teaching Experience
  • spring 2009: Graduate lecture, Theory of Condensed Matter group, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
  • fall 2007 - spring 2010: Supervisor at Homerton College for first and second year physics (SR, CM, EM, QM and CondMat), Homerton College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
  • spring 2006: Teaching assistant and tutor for the Statistical Physics class of Peter Denteneer, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • spring 2004 and spring 2005: Teaching assistant and tutor for the Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics class of Jeroen van den Brink, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • spring 2002 and spring 2003: Teaching assistant and tutor for the Condensed Matter Theory class of Jan Zaanen, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
  • fall 2003 - spring 2007: Online tutor for High School students, “pws-exact.leidenuniv.nl”, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • 1999/2000 and 2001/2002: Tutor for High School Students, Institute “mentor”, Leiden, The Netherlands.



  MSc and PhD Students
  • Jorrit Rijnbeek, MSc sep. 2009, Co-Supervisor.



  Administrative Experience
  • 2008-2010: Member of the College Council of Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.
  • 2008-2010: Research Outreach Coordinator at Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.
  • 2008-2010: Member of the IT Committee of Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.
  • 2007-2010: Member of the Governing Body of Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.
  • 2005-2007: Member of the Institute Council at LION (Leiden Institute of Physics), Leiden, The Netherlands.



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  Grants, Prizes and Distinctions
  • Aneesur Rahman Fellowship, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA, December 2009 (Fellowship starting October 2010).

  • EPSRC Workshop Grant, to support organization of “The 3rd Annual UK-NL Condensed Matter Meeting”, held in Cambridge, UK in September 2010.

  • Royal Society International Travel Grant, March 2010.

  • I2CAM Travel Award, January 2010.

  • Grant-in-aid from the Partnership Programme in Science, run jointly by the British Council in The Netherlands and the Platform Beta Techniek, for the workshop “Critical Fluctuations in Spin and Charge Systems”, held in Cambridge, UK in November 2008.

  • Junior Research Fellowship, Homerton College, Cambridge, UK, July 2007 (Fellowship from October 2007 through September 2010).

  • Rubicon postdoctoral research grant, NWO, The Netherlands, August 2007 (declined, due to conflict with other grants).

  • Research was elected the physics “Discovery of the year” by the Physics department of Leiden University in 2005. Consequently featured as the contribution from the Physics department in the annual booklet “What we are proud of”, published by the department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands, December 2005.

  • “Onderwijsprijs Natuurkunde 2004/2005”, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands, November 2005. (Awarded by the student population for best teaching in the Physics department in the year 2004/2005.)



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