About

Johnpierre Paglione has seeded a world-class effort on quantum materials research at the University of Maryland, leading collaborations among several faculty members that have positioned Maryland at the forefront of research on superconductivity, topological materials, and strongly correlated systems. His contributions span multiple fields of experimental condensed matter research, including single-crystal synthesis and ultra-low temperature transport, thermodynamic, and spectroscopic exploration of novel phenomena. His research blends materials exploration with the elucidation of quantum phenomena. As the Director of the Maryland Quantum Materials Center, Paglione oversees a membership of over 100 personnel, a state-of-the-art materials synthesis facility, and an extensive measurement suite. He dedicates resources to hosting the annual Fundamentals of Quantum Materials Winter School, a successful hands-on training program that supports his research efforts. His work has earned him several prestigious awards, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, an Early Career Award from the Department of Energy, a Materials Synthesis Fellow in the EPiQS program of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and a Fellowship in the Quantum Materials Program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. Paglione earned his PhD from the University of Toronto in Canada.

Research topics

• Condensed matter physics
• Materials science
• Physics
• Quantum mechanics
• Business

Selected publications

• <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:math>-axis transport in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">UTe</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math>: Evidence of three-dimensional conductivity component

  Physical review. B./Physical review. B · 2022 · 44 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Physics
  • Materials science

  The recently discvoered topological spin-triplet superconductor UTe${}_{2}$ is thought to have anisotropic electronic band structure, yet measurements of normal-state electrical transport anisotropy have remained elusive. In this study, the authors develop and employ a generalized Montgomery resistance measurement technique to fully characterize the absolute transport anisotropy of UTe${}_{2}$, finding that the $c$-axis resistivity is surprisingly not quantitatively anisotropic, but rather qualitatively different from $a\ensuremath{-}b$ plane resistivities.

  DOI

• Multicomponent superconducting order parameter in UTe ₂

  Science · 2021 · 174 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Physics
  • Materials science

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  DOI

Recent grants

• Nematic Enhancement of Superconductivity

  NSF · $450k · 2019–2022

• CAREER: MilliKelvin Magnetic Field-Angle-Resolved Probe of Quantum Materials

  NSF · $550k · 2010–2015

• Spin Fluctuations at Exposed Quantum Critical Points

  NSF · $350k · 2016–2019

• Nematic Enhancement of Superconductivity

  NSF · $702k · 2023–2026

Frequent coauthors

• Nicholas P. Butch

  NIST Center for Neutron Research

  339 shared

• Shanta Saha

  231 shared

• Sheng Ran

  Washington University in St. Louis

  159 shared

• Louis Taillefer

  Université de Sherbrooke

  94 shared

• Daniel Campbell

  84 shared

• Kevin Kirshenbaum

  University of Maryland, College Park

  83 shared

• Chris Eckberg

  University of Maryland, College Park

  74 shared

• Tristin Metz

  69 shared

Awards & honors

• National Science Foundation CAREER Award
• Early Career Award from the Department of Energy
• Materials Synthesis Fellow in the EPiQS program of the Gordo…
• Fellow of the Quantum Materials Program of the Canadian Inst…
• Material Synthesis Investigator Award

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