Elisabeth J. Nicol

Education

• B.Sc. in Honours Physics, Mount Allison University, 1985
• M.Sc. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, McMaster University, 1987
• Ph.D. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, McMaster University, 1991

Experience

• Lecturer, McMaster University, 1991
• Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University, 1991-1992
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1992-1994
• Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, 1994-1999
• Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, 1999-2004
• Professor, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, 2004-present

Affiliations

• Faculty Member, Brockhouse Institute of Materials Research, McMaster University, 2009-present
• Affiliate Member, Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, 2009-present

Awards

• Gold Medal, Mount Allison University, 1985
• NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships, McMaster University, 1985-1989
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1992-1994
• NSERC Women's Faculty Award, University of Guelph, 1994-1999
• John Charles Polanyi Prize in Physics, Province of Ontario, 1994
• Premier's Research Excellence Award, Province of Ontario, 2000-2005
• Cottrell Scholar of Research Corporation, USA, 1997-2002
• McMaster University Alumni Gallery Inductee, 2003

Activities

• Physics Columnist on CBC Radio's "Quirks and Quarks", 1999-2000

Research Focus

My general area of research is theoretical condensed matter physics and quantum materials. I am currently working on topics such as superconductivity and Dirac materials such as graphene.