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Dr. Thomas Vojta - Professor of Physics (Ph.D., Chemnitz University of Technology, 1994), is a theorist working at the boundary between condensed matter and statistical physics. He investigates the long-time and large-distance behavior of quantum system with many degrees of freedom, using quantum field theory as well as numerical simulations. His expertise includes quantum and classical phase transitions, critical behavior, magnetism, superconductivity, and transport in disordered materials.
Dr. Vojta was named Chair of the Physics department, effective January 1, 2018.
In 2015, Vojta was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was nominated by the society’s Division of Condensed Matter Physics for his “innovative analyses of quantum phase transitions in the presence of strong disorder.”
His research in theoretical physics has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation totaling more than $1,400,000. It focuses on quantum phase transitions – transformations of materials near the temperature absolute zero – that occur, for example, due to changes in the material’s chemical composition. Vojta hopes to discover new unconventional states of matter that can appear in connection with these transformations, such as superconductors that have the ability to transfer electricity without any loss.
Vojta joined the Missouri S&T faculty as an assistant professor in January 2002. He was named associate professor in 2006 and full professor in 2011. Before his work at S&T, Vojta served as Heisenberg Fellow in the department of theoretical physics at University of Oxford in Great Britain.
Vojta earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chemnitz in Germany in 1994. His research interests are in solid state and statistical physics; they include phase transitions, superconductivity, magnetism, as well as transport in disordered materials.
Contact Information
103 Physics Building
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409-0640
Phone: (573) 341-4793
Fax: (573) 341-4715
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Education/Academic qualification
Physics, Postdoctoral degree in Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology
… → 1999
Physics, Ph.D. in Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology
1993 → 1995
Chemistry, University of Mainz
1992 → 1993
Physics, M.S. in Physics, University of Dresden
1986 → 1992
External positions
Heisenberg Fellow, University of Oxford
Mar 1 2001 → Dec 1 2001
Scientific Assistant, Chemnitz University of Technology
May 1 1999 → Feb 1 2001
Research Interests
- Quantum and classical phase transitions
- Critical behavior
- Griffiths singularities
- Strongly correlated electrons
- Magnetism and superconductivity
- Non-Fermi liquids
- Transport in disordered systems
- Metal-insulator transitions
- Non-equilibrium phase transitions
Disciplines
- Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
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Helicity modulus and chiral symmetry breaking for boundary conditions with finite twist
Khairnar, G. & Vojta, T., Jan 2025, In: Physical Review E. 111, 2-1, p. 024114 024114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Critical behavior and collective modes at the superfluid transition in amorphous systems
Vishnu, P. K., Puschmann, M., Narayanan, R. & Vojta, T., Jul 1 2024, In: Physical Review B. 110, 2, 024206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Magnetic properties of diluted hexaferrites
Sowadski, L., Anderson, S., Lerch, C., Medvedeva, J. & Vojta, T., Jul 1 2024, In: Physical Review B. 110, 1, 014432.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel emergent phases in a two-dimensional superconductor
Kaur, S., Kumar Kundu, H., Kumar, S., Dogra, A., Narayanan, R., Vojta, T. & Bid, A., Aug 1 2024, In: New Journal of Physics. 26, 8, 083001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scalar susceptibility of a diluted classical XY model
Beattie-Hauser, R. & Vojta, T., May 1 2024, In: Physical Review B. 109, 18, 184202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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78 Researchers Affiliated With Missouri S&T Among Top 2% Cited Scientists in Their Fields
Yu, V., Mumtaz, F., Chandrashekhara, K., Bristow, D. A., Drewniak, J. L., Schlesinger, M. E., Ma, H., Shamsi, P., Mochalin, V., Ma, Y., ElGawady, M., Ferdowsi, M., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Huang, J., Long, G. J., Cavaglia, M., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Jentschura, U. D., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Anderson, H. U., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Bai, B., Awuah-Offei, K., Dagli, C. H., Schonberg, W. P., Riggins, D. W., Medvedeva, J. E., Minteer, S., Birman, V., Schwartz, R. W., Madria, S. K., Wang, X., Switzer, J. A., Wen, H., Das, S. K., Lekakh, S. N., Liou, F. W., Feys, D., Chen, G., Fan, J., Olson, R. E., San Hor, Y., Imqam, A. H., O'Malley, R. J., Nuran, E., Frimpong, S., Köylü, Ü. Ö., Bohner, M., Rahaman, M. N., Oerther, D. B., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T., Dogan, F., Fahrenholtz, W., Sarangapani, J., Koval, L. R., Leu, M.-C., Drallmeier, J. A., DuBois, R. D. & Yang, X.
10/9/24
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87 Researchers Affiliated With Missouri S&T Among Top 2% Cited Scientists in Their Fields for Career or Single-Year Impact
Yu, V., Chandrashekhara, K., Bristow, D. A., Drewniak, J. L., Schlesinger, M. E., Ma, H., Shamsi, P., Zhu, C., Mochalin, V., Ma, Y., ElGawady, M., Xu, G., Ferdowsi, M., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Huang, J., Long, G. J., Cavaglia, M., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Jentschura, U. D., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Anderson, H. U., Markowsky, G., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Bai, B., Awuah-Offei, K., Dagli, C. H., Schonberg, W. P., Riggins, D. W., Medvedeva, J. E., Minteer, S., Birman, V., Schwartz, R. W., Madria, S. K., Wang, X., Switzer, J. A., Das, S. K., Liou, F. W., Feys, D., Chen, G., Fan, J., Olson, R. E., San Hor, Y., Imqam, A. H., Nuran, E., Bohner, M., Rahaman, M. N., Oerther, D. B., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T., Dogan, F., Wen, H., Köylü, Ü. Ö., Gao, J., Fahrenholtz, W., Sarangapani, J., Koval, L. R., Leu, M.-C. & DuBois, R. D.
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64 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% in their fields – Missouri S&T News and Research
Yu, V., Chandrashekhara, K., Bristow, D. A., Schlesinger, M. E., Ma, H., Mochalin, V., Ma, Y., Ferdowsi, M., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Long, G. J., Cavaglia, M., Koval, L. R., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Anderson, H. U., Markowsky, G., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Bai, B., Awuah-Offei, K., Schonberg, W. P., Riggins, D. W., Medvedeva, J. E., Birman, V., Madria, S. K., Switzer, J. A., Hier, D., Liou, F. W., Choudhury, A., Chen, G., Wronkiewicz, D. J., Fan, J., Olson, R. E., Bohner, M., DuBois, R. D., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T., Köylü, Ü. Ö., Fahrenholtz, W., Sarangapani, J., Leu, M.-C., Schwartz, R. W. & Das, S. K.
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