Joel S. Helton
The United States Naval Academy, Department of Physics
572c Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402
Education:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Ph.D., Physics June 2009
- University of Dayton
- B.S., Physics May 2002
Research Areas:
- Experimental materials physics
- Frustrated magnetism
- Colossal magnetoresistance
- Multiferroics
- Neutron diffraction and spectroscopy
Professional Experience:
- Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2024-present)
- Associate Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2018 - 2024)
- Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (2013 - 2018)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, NIST Center for Neutron Research (2009 - 2013)
Awards:
- National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Award, 2009-2010
News and Media Releases:
"Do quantum spin liquids exist?" Physics Today 69 (8) 30-39 (August 2016).
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“For Newly Discovered 'Quantum Spin Liquid', the beauty is in Its Simplicity": NIST Tech Beat, December 19, 2012. Reference: Nature 492, 406 (2012).
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“Do frustrated magnets go critical?": APS Physics Synopsis, April 6, 2010. Reference: Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 147201 (2010).
