Gregory Fiete

Gregory Fiete is a Professor of Physics at Northeastern University, affiliated with the Center for Quantum Matter and Correlated Electron Theory. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and completed postdoctoral research at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (UC Santa Barbara). His research focuses on quantum many-body systems, with emphasis on interaction effects in condensed matter, topological phases, and light-driven phenomena in quantum materials.

Education: PhD in Theoretical Physics from Harvard University.

Research interests include: topological insulators/metallic phases, quantum magnetism, Floquet engineering, spin transport dynamics, and non-equilibrium quantum systems. His work bridges theoretical methods (numerical simulations, analytical techniques) with experimental motivations in materials like van der Waals heterostructures, antiferromagnets, and twisted 2D materials.

Recent articles explore dynamic phase transitions (e.g., in 1T-TaS₂), chiral phonons with giant magnetic moments, and light-induced magnetic transitions. His theoretical contributions span nonlinear optical responses in trilayer graphene, metastable competing orders, and magnon-phonon hybridization.

• NSF CAREER Award
• PECASE Presidential Early Career Award
• DARPA Young Faculty Award
• APS Fellow
• Bessel Research Award

Advising activity: Not explicitly listed in provided texts. Grants: Not detailed here but implied through awards.

Labs/Groups: Leads Northeastern's condensed matter theory group focused on quantum materials, with collaborations exploring light-driven topological transitions and phonon-magnon couplings in antiferromagnetic systems.