Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics at MIT, renowned for pioneering research in condensed matter physics and the discovery of superconductivity in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (twistronics). His work focuses on quantum transport, optoelectronics, and topological properties of 2D materials like graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides.

Education

• Licenciatura in Physics, University of Valencia (1999)
• M.Sc. in Physics, University of California, San Diego (2001)
• Ph.D. in Physics, Delft University of Technology (2005)

Research Interests

Explores correlated electronic phases in moiré materials, including superconductivity, magnetism, and topological states. Uses advanced nanofabrication and spectroscopy to study novel quantum phenomena in layered and twisted 2D systems. Recent work includes moiré ferroelectricity, quasicrystal superconductors, and neuromorphic devices.

Key Contributions

• 2018 Breakthrough of the Year by Physics World for magic-angle graphene
• 2020 Wolf Prize in Physics and Oliver E. Buckley Prize
• Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (2022)

Awards & Honors

• Moore Foundation Investigator (2014, 2020)
• APS Fellow (2018), CIFAR Quantum Materials Fellow (2019)
• Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award (2021)

Labs & Groups

Leads the Jarillo-Herrero Group at MIT, affiliated with the MIT Center for Quantum Engineering. Specializes in experimental condensed matter physics with state-of-the-art facilities for nanoelectronics and quantum material characterization.