Duncan Haldane

F. Duncan M. Haldane is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics at Princeton University and recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and joined Princeton in 1990 after positions at Institut Laue-Langevin, USC, and UCSD. His research focuses on strongly-interacting quantum systems, including the geometric description of fractional quantum Hall effects, entanglement spectra, and topological insulators.

Research interests include quantum geometry, topological phases, and non-Abelian statistics. Recent publications explore quantum Hall states, chiral gravitons, and non-commutative geometry, often using advanced numerical methods like DMRG. His work bridges condensed matter theory and quantum field theory.

Awards include the Nobel Prize (2016), Dirac Medal (2012), and Buckley Prize (1993). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, APS, and AAAS. Students include Hui Li and B. Andrei Bernevig. Grants include Moore Foundation support for quantum systems research.