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Biographical Sketch
Prof. Teitel received his B.S. in Engineering Physics (1975) and his Ph.D. in Physics (1981), both from Cornell University. After postdoctoral positions at the Ohio State University (1981-83) and the Weizmann Institute of Science (1983-86), he joined the University as Assistant Professor of Physics in 1986. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1992 and to Professor in 1999. Prof. Teitel was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2000. He received the Department's award for Excellence in Teaching in 2000, and a University Bridging Fellowship in 2003.
Research
Prof. Teitel's research interests are in the field of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, particularly in the area of statistical mechanics and critical phenomena. A main focus of work has been on the phenomenological behavior of vortex fluctuations in superconducting systems, such as the new high temperature superconductors and two dimensional arrays of Josephson junctions. The nature of ordered phases and and phase transitions are investigated for equilibrium and driven non-equilibrium steady states, in the presence of quenched random disorder. Another recent topic of investigation has been to understand the structural stability and shape transformations of nanometer sized gold clusters. Investigations are carried out primarily through the use of large scale numerical "Monte Carlo" simulations. Prof. Teitel has also worked on problems relating to relaxation in glassy systems, the equilibrium shape of crystals, and superfluidity.
Recent Publications
- Vortex Line Ordering in the Driven Three-Dimensional Vortex Glass
Ajay Kumar Ghosh, Peter Olsson and S. Teitel
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 267002 (2006)
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- Surface Driven Bulk Reorganization of Gold Nanorods
Yanting Wang, S. Teitel and Christoph Dellago
Nano. Lett. 5, 2174 (2005)
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- Continuous Time Monte Carlo and Spatial Ordering in Driven Lattice Gasses: Application to Driven Vortices in Superconducting Networks
Violeta Gotcheva, Yanting Wang, Albert T. J. Wang and S. Teitel
Phys. Rev. B 72, 064505 (2005)
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- Disorder Driven Melting of the Vortex Line Lattice
P. Olsson and S. Teitel
Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 137001 (2001)
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- Critical Behavior of the Meissner Transition in the Lattice London Superconductor
P. Olsson and S. Teitel
Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1964 (1998)
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For further details, go to Prof. Teitel's home page at: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~stte/teitel/
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