Jonivar Skullerud

Jonivar Skullerud is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science & Engineering, Maynooth University, specializing in Theoretical Physics and Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). He is affiliated with the Hamilton Institute for advanced research in computational and lattice QCD.

Research Interests: His work focuses on lattice QCD simulations, quark-gluon interactions, and the phase structure of strongly interacting matter at high density. He investigates bottomonium states in quark-gluon plasma and non-perturbative QCD phenomena, including Gribov copies and electrical conductivity in thermal QCD.

Publication Trends: His recent articles (2022-2013) analyze QCD thermal transitions, quark-gluon vertex dynamics, bottomonium melting, and two-color QCD phase diagrams. Keywords span High Energy Physics, Lattice Field Theory, and Condensed Matter, with subfields like Wilson Fermions, Non-Relativistic QCD, and Quarkyonic Phases.

Professional History: He held research fellow positions at Trinity College Dublin (2003-2007), Universiteit van Amsterdam (2001-2003), and Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY (1999-2001). His projects include grants like Phase structure of strongly interacting matter (€143,808) and quark-gluon vertex studies (€34,629).

Outreach & Education: He contributes to Particle Physics Masterclasses for secondary students and serves as Ireland's representative on IPPOG. His 1996 PhD thesis at the University of Edinburgh addressed renormalization in lattice QCD.