Rachel Wortis

Rachel Wortis is an Associate Professor of Physics at Trent University, where she has held academic positions since 2002. Her research focuses on condensed matter physics, particularly electronic properties in materials influenced by disorder and competing interactions. She explores quantum equilibration processes, entanglement dynamics, and the interplay between electron-electron interactions and localization effects.

Education:

• A.B. in Physics, Harvard University (1985-1989)
• Ph.D. in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1990-1998)

Research Interests:

• Influence of disorder on strongly correlated electron systems
• Quantum equilibration and entanglement evolution in isolated systems
• Electronic properties of metals, semiconductors, and superconductors
• Thermodynamic equilibrium vs. non-equilibrium systems

Advising & Grants:

• Supervised 5 graduate students (theses listed below)
• Member of NSERC and SHARCNET research networks
• Active in graduate programs: Materials Science, Applied Modelling & Quantitative Methods, Trent-Queen's

Past Graduates:

• Donovan Allum (2019): Cluster approach in Anderson-Hubbard model
• Eamonn Campbell (2017): Real-space RG for Anderson model
• Jayanayana Perera (2015): Density of states & localization
• Lister Mulindwa (2012): Zero-bias anomalies in Anderson-Hubbard
• Ting Lu (2009): Vortex state in superconductors via NMR