Ian Affleck

Ian Keith Affleck is a Canadian physicist specializing in condensed matter physics. He is (in 2013) Killam University Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia.

Ian Affleck

Born (1952-07-02) July 2, 1952
Vancouver, British Columbia
Alma materTrent University
Harvard University
Awards
Fellow (1987–2001)
Associate (2001–2008)
Fellow (2008–)
  • National Research Council Steacie Prize (1988)
  • Canadian Association of Physicists Herzberg Medal (1990)
  • Royal Society of Canada Rutherford Medal in Physics (1991)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada/Canadian Academy of Sciences (1991–)
  • UBC Senior Killam Research Prize (1992)
  • UBC Jacob Biely Prize (1992)
  • Canadian Association of Physicists/Centre de Recherche Mathematique Prize for Mathematics/Theoretical Physics (1997)
  • B.C. Science Council New Frontiers in Research Award (1998)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002)
  • Canadian Association of Physicists Medal for Achievement in Physics (2006)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (2010)
  • Onsager Prize, American Physical Society (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter theory, superconductivity, quantum magnetism, quantum impurities
Doctoral advisorSidney R. Coleman
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