Fabian Maximilian Faulstich, Eliza Ricketts Foundation Career Development Chair in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project, "Nonlinear Algebra for Quantum Materials." The NSF CAREER Award recognizes junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research and education, and through the integration of these efforts within their institutions' missions.
Quantum materials are among today's most exciting scientific frontiers, promising transformative technologies and deeper insights into collective quantum phenomena. They also present a wealth of high-impact problems in applied mathematics. Professor Faulstich's project combines numerical analysis, algebraic geometry, and machine learning to make high-accuracy simulations of quantum materials faster and more reliable. Through this work, Professor Faulstich and his group will study materials whose complex electronic structures give rise to compelling physical phenomena such as superconductivity. Their research will help scientists in academia and industry investigate and design materials with desirable properties for applications ranging from next-generation batteries to new quantum processors.
Students in Professor Faulstich's group work at the intersection of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and scientific computing. What makes the group unique is that students can draw creative connections across these disciplines, moving seamlessly from rigorous mathematical theory to algorithm design, scientific software development, and real-world applications.
