Daniel Agterberg is a theorist interested in condensed
matter physics; particularly in superconductivity and strongly correlated
electronic materials. His
research is driven by a close communication with experimentalists to
identify relevant problems that lie at the forefront of materials science.
Problems such as the nature of high temperature and related superconductors
and the consequences of topological structures on electronic wave functions
are addressed. The techniques used combine analytical many-body or
symmetry-based calculations and numerical analysis on state of the art
workstations.
He has pioneered studies into the nature of
spin-triplet superconductors and the response of such superconductors to
magnetic fields. Some of his recent work is highlighted in the January 2001
Physics Today article called “The
intriguing superconductivity of strontium ruthenate”.
Daniel Agterberg has given more than nine invited talks
at international conferences and written more than thirty peer-reviewed
publications. After completing his PhD at the University of Toronto, he
worked at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee,
Florida and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
