Hubert Saleur

Hubert Saleur is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Southern California and holds a Director of Research position at the IPhT CEA Saclay in France. His work bridges hard condensed matter physics and high-energy physics, with interdisciplinary focus on low-dimensional quantum field theories and statistical mechanics. He has led DOE-funded projects on quantum quench dynamics and non-equilibrium transport in nanostructures, and his research involves advanced mathematical techniques including non-semisimple representation theory.

• Education: Ph.D. in Physics, University of Paris (1987)

Research interests span non-perturbative effects, transport out of equilibrium, topological defects, and AdS/CFT correspondence. Recent work includes geometrical correlation functions in Potts models and quantum simulation of conformal field theories on analog quantum computers.

His scientific awards include:

• Jean Ricard Prize, French Physical Society (2018-2019)
• ERC Advanced Grant (2015-2016)
• Silver Medal, CNRS (2011-2012)
• Humboldt Senior Scientist Award (2001-2008)
• Packard Foundation Fellowship (1991-2001)
• Doisteau-Blutel Prize, French Academy of Sciences (1987)

As an advisor, Saleur has mentored 15+ students/postdocs now in permanent research or academic roles at institutions like CNRS Paris, Imperial College, and Quantinuum Munich. He co-organizes international conferences such as Quantum Theory and Symmetry XI and serves on editorial boards for Physics Open, SIGMA, and SciPost. Recent courses include Introduction to Topological Phases and Criticality and the Renormalization Group.