Kartiek Agarwal

Kartiek Agarwal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at McGill University (Montreal, Canada). He holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur (2010) and a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University (2016), where he specialized in theoretical condensed matter physics under Eugene Demler. Prior to McGill, he was a postdoc at Princeton University (2016-2018) in Ravindra Bhatt's group and a visiting researcher at CUNY (2018).

Education:

• B.Tech. Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (2006-2010)
• Ph.D. Physics, Harvard University (2010-2016)

Research Interests: His work focuses on strongly correlated quantum systems, particularly disorder and interaction-driven phenomena, non-equilibrium dynamics, and quantum control. Notable areas include quantum Hall ferromagnets in bismuth, phononic Cherenkov radiation in graphene, and Majorana fermion engineering for quantum computing. He emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration with experimental groups.

Article Trends: Recent work explores theoretical frameworks for stabilizing Majorana zero modes, dynamical symmetry enhancement via polyfractal driving, and non-equilibrium phase preparation using spatiotemporal quenches. His contributions bridge condensed matter theory with quantum information science, addressing challenges in topological quantum computing and many-body localization.

Awards:

• Tomlinson Science Award (2020)
• Discovery Grant (NSERC, 2019-2024)
• Amartya Sen Fellowship (2010-2011)

Grants & Advising: Currently supervises graduate students and postdocs in McGill's condensed matter theory group. Active in recruiting talent through academicjobsonline.org. His research is supported by NSERC grants focusing on quantum materials and Majorana-based architectures.

Labs/Teams: Leads a theoretical research group at McGill exploring quantum many-body systems, with collaborations extending to experimental groups at Princeton, Harvard, and CUNY.