Adarsh Patri, a rising leader in theoretical condensed matters physics, joined the department as an assistant professor.

Patri’s research focuses on understanding the behavior of strongly correlated quantum materials and two-dimensional quantum systems, with an emphasis on developing theoretical frameworks that connect fundamental physics to experimental discoveries. His work explores novel quantum phases of matter, unconventional superconductivity and the emergent properties of electrons in complex materials.

Before joining Temple, Patri served as a Moore Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, and previously held a postdoctoral appointment at MIT.

Patri earned his doctorate from the University of Toronto, where his research examined exotic phenomena emerging from localized multipolar degrees of freedom. His publications include Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X and Nature Communications.

Most recently, Patri received first place in the poster session at the International Quantum Horizons Symposium and was awarded the Martin and Beate Block Award from the Aspen Center for Physics.