Research Interests

Theoretical condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics, biophysics; magnetism; superconductivity; phase transitions and critical phenomena; Prion diseases; DNA damage and repair; Gene expression; Bioinformatics.

Career History

• Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1986
• Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, 1986-1987
• Postdoctoral Associate, University of Maryland, 1987-1988
• Assistant Professor of Physics, University of California, Davis, 1989-1993
• Associate Professor of Physics, University of California, Davis, 1993-1997
• Professor of Physics, University of California, Davis, 1997-Present

Honors

• Gordon Godfrey Visiting Fellow, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 1995, 1998, 2002
• Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 1991
• T.A. Pond Prize - State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1983
• K.S. Krishnan Gold Medal - Delhi University, 1982
• Institute Silver Medal - IIT Kharagpur,1980