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Associate Faculty
In addition to full-time faculty, Perimeter frequently works with
nearby universities to make joint hires through its Associate Faculty
program, which enables the Institute to attract top talent to Canada
and spread the benefit among multiple institutions. Associates
spend up to 50 percent of their time at Perimeter, in addition to
teaching and conducting research at a partner university.
This year, Perimeter made two such joint appointments, each of
which has added significant research strength and breadth to the
Institute.
Matthew Johnson
is a cosmologist whose interdisciplinary research
seeks to decode how the universe began, how it evolved, and where
it’s headed. He does this by designing sophisticated algorithms that
bring the predictions of fundamental theory into sharper focus with
experimental observations of the cosmic microwave background –
the oldest light of the universe. Following two years as a postdoctoral
fellow at Perimeter, he became an associate faculty member in
2012, jointly appointed with Toronto’s York University.
RogerMelko
is a condensedmatter theorist who uses computational
models to probe the unique properties of strongly correlated many-
body systems. Melko’s research provides new insights into emergent
phenomena, ground state phases, phase transitions, quantum
criticality, and entanglement. Melko earned his PhD in 2005 from
the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was a Wigner Fellow
at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before joining the University of
Waterloo in 2007. He earned an Early Researcher Award in 2010
and joined Perimeter in fall 2012, while retaining his appointment
with the University of Waterloo.
Matthew Johnson
Roger Melko
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