Courtney Lannert is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Wellesley College. She joined the faculty in the fall of 2002, after completing her Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in June of 2002. She also holds a B.S. in physics from Brown University (1996).

Courtney Lannert’s research is in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics. She is interested in studying collective properties of many-electron systems using both numerical and analytical tools. Her recent research has focused on a class of materials which exhibit high-temperature superconductivity.

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• Ph. D. in theoretical condensed matter physics, June, 2002, University of California, Santa Barbara. Advisor: Matthew P.A. Fisher.
• M.S. in physics, December 1990, University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Sc. B., Magna Cum Laude, in physics-honors, May 1996, Brown University.

Teaching

• Teaching assistant for Many-Body Physics, II, spring 2000, for Prof. Matthew Fisher. Duties: preparing solution sets and grading.
• Teaching assistant for UCSB's College of Creative Studies first year Physics sequence, fall 1998-spring 1999 for Prof. Francesc Roig. Duties: discussion sections and grading.
• Teaching assistant for introductory physics for life sciences, summer 1998, winter 1997, and fall 1996. Duties: laboratory and discussion sections, grading.
• Teaching assistant for Quantum Mechanics, fall 1997 (for Chris Martin) and winter-spring 1998 (for Prof. Andreas Ludwig). Duties: discussion section, preparing solution sets and grading.
• Teaching assistant for introductory physics for physical sciences and engineering, spring 1997. Duties: discussion and problem-solving sections, exam review sessions.
• Teaching assistant for Astronomy, 1994-1996 for Prof. J. Brad Marston. Duties: laboratory and discussion sections.
• Teaching assistant at the Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University, summer 1993 and summer 1994, teaching high school math to advanced middle school students.

Research

• Research assistant in theoretical condensed matter working on strongly correlated electron systems, 1999-present. Supervisor: Matthew P.A. Fisher.
• Research assistant in experimental cosmology working on experimental apparatus and data analysis for cosmic microwave background measurements, summer 1997. Supervisor: John Paul.
• Research assistant in experimental high energy physics designing a massie stable particle search at the D0 detector at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 1995-1996 (summer 1995 spent at Fermilab, other time spent at Brown University). Supervisor: David Cutts.

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Publications

• "Neutron scattering signal from spinons in a fractionalized antiferromagnet", submitted to International Journal of Modern Physics, B.
• "The electron spectral function in two-dimensional fractionalized phases," Physical Review, B64, 14518 (2001).
• "Quantum confinement transition in a d-wave superconductor," Physical Review B63, 134510 (2001).
• Search for a massive stable particle with the D0 detector (Wayland Press, Brown University, Providence, 1997).

Professional Society Activities

• Member, American Physical Society, 1999-present.

Conferences and Workshops

• AAPT/APS New Faculty Seminar, November 7-10, 2002, College Park, Maryland.
• Summer school on low-dimensional quantum systems: theory and experiment, July 16-27, 2001, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. Presented in invited poster session.
• Sixth International Conference on Spectroscopies of Novel Superconductors, May 13-17, 2001, Chicago. Presented in poster session.
• American Physical Society Meeting, March 12-16, 2001, Seattle. Presented a contributed paper.
• Boulder School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, introduction to superconductivity: fundamentals and applications, July 3-28, Boulder, Colorado. Presented seminar.
• American Physical Society Meeting, March, 2000, Minneapolis. Presented a contributed paper.

Awards and Honors

• Outstanding Faculty Member Recognition, Residence Halls Association and Office of Residential Life, UCSB, 1996-1997.
• David S. Saxon Award, Physics Department, UCSB, 1997.
• Winner, first annual undergraduate Honors Thesis Competition Award, Brown University, 1996.