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AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsJagadeesh Moodera
Dates
unknown – present
Authorized Form of Name
Moodera, Jagadeesh
Biography
Abstract
Jagadeesh Moodera is Researcher and Principal Investigator at the Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (1981-present). Other institutional affiliations include University of West Virginia and the Indian Institute of Technology. His research is in experimental condensed matter physics, including nanospintronics, spin polarized transport and tunneling, thin film magnetism, superconductivity and topological insulators.
Important Dates
1971Obtained BS, Mysore University, Mysore (India).
1973Obtained MS, Mysore University, Mysore (India).
1978Fellow in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (India).
1978Obtained PhD in Solid State Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai (India).
1979 – 1981Research Associate, Department of Physics, University of West Virginia.
1981 – presentResearcher and Principal Investigator, Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
2009Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Research advisor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory.
Colleagues
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory.
Institutions
Major Positions
Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory
Researcher and Principal Investigator.
Indian Institute of Technology (Chennai, India)
Obtained PhD in Solid State Physics (1978). Fellow in Physics.
West Virginia University
Research Associate, Department of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 2009 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
University of Mysore
Obtained BS (1971) and MS (1973).