Matthew Davis (physicist)

Matthew Davis is a New Zealand/Australian physicist, and is Head of Physics at the University of Queensland, Australia.[1] He is known for his work on the dynamics of vortices and superfluidity in Bose–Einstein condensates, particularly at finite temperatures [2]

Matthew Davis
Matthew Davis, June 2018
NationalityNew Zealand/Australian
Alma materUniversity of Otago (BSc(Hons)), University of Oxford (D.Phil.)
Known forvortex dynamics, superfluidity in Bose–Einstein condensates
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Queensland
University of Oxford
ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET)
Doctoral advisorSir Keith Burnett

Expertise

Career

Davis received a BSc(Hons) from the University of Otago in New Zealand in 1997 and a D.Phil. (in atomic and laser physics) from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom in 2001.[5]

Davis was an EPSRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford in the UK 2001, a UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Queensland in Australia 2002, became a lecturer at UQ in 2003, Senior Lecturer in 2005, Associate Professor in 2009, Professor of Theoretical Physics in 2013, and Head of Physics at UQ in 2017.[6]

Davis is a Chief Investigator within the ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) investigating novel nonequilibrium states of matter.[7]

He is also a Chief Investigator within the ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS), studying the quantum behaviour of ultra-cold gases and Bose–Einstein condensation.[8]

Publications

As of September 2018, Davis has co-edited one book, authored five book chapters,[9] and published 75 journal articles, 24 conference papers, and one other publication.

Davis currently has a career h-index of 31 (31 publications with more than 31 citations), and his papers have attracted 2989 citations in total, averaging almost 40 citations per article, and with more than 1000 citations in the last four years.[10][11][12]

Selected publications
  • Observation of vortex dipoles in an oblate Bose–Einstein condensate, Physical Review Letters, 2010. [210 citations] First observation and experimental and theoretical study of multi-core vortex dipoles in a Bose-Einstein condensation – the fundamental localized excitation carrying momentum in a superfluid.[13]
  • Dynamics and statistical mechanics of ultra-cold Bose gases using c-field techniques. Advances in Physics, 2008 [239 citations] Invited review describing the c-field method and its application. Persuaded many researchers to make use of this method, and is becoming a standard reference.[14]
  • Spontaneous vortices in the formation of Bose–Einstein condensates. Nature, 2008 [273 citations] The first observation and understanding via theoretical simulation of spontaneous rotation of a BEC formed from the cooling of a Bose gas.[15][16]

Recognition

References
  1. https://people.smp.uq.edu.au/MatthewDavis/index.html
  2. "Professor Matthew Davis - UQ Researchers".
  3. "'Smoke rings' tie up physics challenge". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 March 2013.
  4. "Mdavis@physics.uq.edu.au".
  5. "Mdavis@physics.uq.edu.au".
  6. https://people.smp.uq.edu.au/MatthewDavis/index.html
  7. "FLEET Team". ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. Gauthier, G.; Lenton, I.; McKay Parry, N.; Baker, M.; Davis, M. J.; Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H.; Neely, T. W. (2016). "Direct imaging of a digital-micromirror device for configurable microscopic optical potentials". Optica. 3 (10): 1136. arXiv:1605.04928. Bibcode:2016Optic...3.1136G. doi:10.1364/OPTICA.3.001136. S2CID 118593143.
  9. "Professor Matthew Davis - UQ Researchers".
  10. 03/07/2018, Web of Science
  11. "Matthew J Davis' Publons profile".
  12. "Web of Science Researcher Profiles".
  13. Neely, T. W.; Samson, E. C.; Bradley, A. S.; Davis, M. J.; Anderson, B. P. (2010). "Observation of Vortex Dipoles in an Oblate Bose-Einstein Condensate". Physical Review Letters. 104 (16): 160401. arXiv:0912.3773. Bibcode:2010PhRvL.104p0401N. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.160401. PMID 20482029. S2CID 10019882.
  14. Blakie†, P.B.; Bradley†, A.S.; Davis, M.J.; Ballagh, R.J.; Gardiner, C.W. (2008). "Dynamics and statistical mechanics of ultra-cold Bose gases using c-field techniques". Advances in Physics. 57 (5): 363–455. arXiv:0809.1487. Bibcode:2008AdPhy..57..363B. doi:10.1080/00018730802564254. S2CID 14999178.
  15. Weiler, Chad N.; Neely, Tyler W.; Scherer, David R.; Bradley, Ashton S.; Davis, Matthew J.; Anderson, Brian P. (2008). "Spontaneous vortices in the formation of Bose–Einstein condensates". Nature. 455 (7215): 948–951. arXiv:0807.3323. Bibcode:2008Natur.455..948W. doi:10.1038/nature07334. S2CID 459795.
  16. "NZ links in research". 19 October 2008.
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