Erica Carlson

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Erica W. Carlson
Scientific career
Thesis Phase ordering and stripes in strongly correlated superconductors  (2000)
Academic advisors Steven A. Kivelson

Erica W. Carlson is an American physicist specializing in superconductors, liquid crystals, and strongly correlated materials. She is 150th Anniversary Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University. [1] As well as for her research, she is known for her work in physics education for quantum physics, [2] and for her introduction of innovative technologies including podcasts and wikis into her physics teaching. [3] [4]

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Education and career

Carlson is a 1994 graduate of the California Institute of Technology. She went to the University of California, Los Angeles for graduate study, earning a master's degree in 1995 and completing her Ph.D. in 2000. [1] [5]

After postdoctoral research at Boston University, she joined the Purdue faculty in 2003. [1] [5] In 2022, she created a YouTube channel, titled The Quantum Age. On her channel, she discusses many properties of quantum mechanics. The channel is targeted toward upper middle school and high school students.

Recognition

Carlson was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2015, after a nomination from the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics, "for theoretical insights into the critical role of electron nematicity, disorder, and noise in novel phases of strongly correlated electron systems and predicting unique characteristics". [6] Purdue University named her as a 150th Anniversary Professor in 2018. [7]

Personal life

Carlson is Christian, and has spoken publicly about combining her religious faith with science. [8] [9]

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