Joel E. Moore

Professor Moore is a Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and Joint Faculty Scientist in the Materials Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Professor Moore's research seeks to understand how applying the rules of quantum mechanics to systems of many interacting particles leads to a remarkable variety of emergent phenomena. Some of these phenomena we study because of their potential relevance to real-world problems, including information technology and alternative energy, and some we study simply in order to understand the physical world. His current interests include topological phases, spin and heat transport, and non-equilibrium coherent dynamics as measured in ultrafast optical experiments.