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Arun Bansil

Arun Bansil

University Distinguished Professor
Physics

Expertise:

  • 2d And Layered Materials, Angel-resolve, Compton Scattering, Computational Physics, First-principles Electronic Structure Calculations, Inelastic X-ray Scattering, Other Highly Resolved Spectroscopies, Photoemission, Positron Annihilation, Scanning-tunneling, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Topological Materials

About Arun Bansil

Bansil is a University Distinguished Professor in physics at Northeastern University (NU). He served for over two years at the US Department of Energy managing the flagship Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics program (2008-10). He is an academic editor of the international Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (1994-), the founding director of NU’s Advanced Scientific Computation Center (1999-), and serves on various international editorial boards and commissions. He has authored/co-authored over 398 technical articles and 18 volumes of conference proceedings covering a wide range of topics in theoretical condensed matter and materials physics, and a major book on X-Ray Compton Scattering (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004). Bansil is a Highly Cited Researcher (ISI Web of Science/Clarivate Analytics; 2017, 2018).

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617.373.2923

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111 DA (Dana Research Center), Boston, MA 02115
Institutes, Labs & Research Centers
Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Novel Materials
Physics

His group is developing and implementing theoretical methodologies for carrying out first-principles calculations of spectral intensities relevant for angle-resolved photoemission, resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, scanning tunneling microscopy, and positron-annihilation angular correlation.

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Faculty
Arun Bansil
Northeastern University Center for Renewable Energy Technology
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Northeastern University Center for Renewable Energy Technology focuses on carbon-free technologies which are sustainable from materials and techno-economic point of view.

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Faculty
Sanjeev Mukerjee
Swastik Kar
Arun Bansil
Meni Wanunu
Ke Zhang

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Arun Bansil in the news

September 13, 2021
Using this billion-dollar laser, physicists hope to probe the quantum world for new discoveries
Say you’re an aspiring physicist, probing the quantum world to gain insight into the fundamental nature of reality. There are two ways to go about your scientific odyssey, but both involve very expensive machinery. One way is to smash a bunch of atoms together, revealing their subatomic guts; another is to toss them under a […]
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August 10, 2021
‘Holy grail discovery’ in solid-state physics could usher in new technologies
There are many mysteries still to unravel in the world of quantum mechanics, but scientists at Northeastern believe they’ve made a “holy grail” discovery that could help pave the way for the next generation of electronic devices. Their findings, published recently in Nature, center mostly on the discovery of a so-called topological axion insulator, a […]
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June 22, 2021
What goes on inside the battery of your iPhone?
Research conducted by Arun Bansil, university distinguished professor of physics, and other institutions, seeks to "see" how atomic and subatomic particles inside lithium-ion batteries behave.
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November 30, 2020
Four Northeastern Researchers Named to 2020 List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’
Each year, the researchers most cited by their peers are recognized for their achievements in science. This year the College of Science has four faculty with the distinction.
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February 27, 2020
Physicists May Have Accidentally Discovered a New State of Matter. The Possibilities Are Endless.
“Imagination is the limit,” says Swastik Kar, an associate professor of physics. “It could change the way we can detect and communicate signals. It could change the way we can sense things and the storage of information, and possibilities that we may not have even thought of yet.”
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Left to Right: Arun Bansil, Vladimir Torchilin, Albert-László Barabási, Art Kramer, Kim Lewis, Lisa Feldman-Barrett
February 5, 2020
Six Northeastern Professors Named to 2019 List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ Around the Globe
The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list features has included six Northeastern researchers who rank in in the top 1 percent by citations in their fields between 2006 and 2016.
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January 6, 2020
Superconductor or Not? They’re Exploring the Identity Crisis of This Weird Quantum Material.
Northeastern researchers are probing a class of copper-based materials that can be turned into superconductors. Their findings offer tantalizing clues for a decades-old mystery, and a step forward for quantum computing.
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January 9, 2019
Six Northeastern Professors Named to List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ Around the Globe
Six Northeastern University professors have been featured in the "The 2018 Highly Cited Researchers" list, which ranks researchers around the world who have produced papers that come in at the top 1 percent by citations in their fields between 2006 and 2016.
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November 5, 2018
Quantum information systems will revolutionize computing… as soon as we figure out how to make them
Professor Arun Bansil's new grant from the Department of Energy to investigate new ways to design quantum information systems.
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Hasnain Hafiz
July 3, 2018
Physicist takes on battery challenges
Hasnain Hafiz was recently recognized by the College of Science for his exemplary work in research in functional energy materials.
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April 4, 2018
What if superconductors could work at room temperature?
In a paper published recently in Communications Physics, a Nature publication, Bansil and his colleagues describe a discovery that brings us closer to that elusive feat—what he described as the “holy grail” of the field. For the first time, researchers were able to model the behavior of electrons, which are responsible for superconductors’ ability to conduct electricity.
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December 19, 2017
Northeastern Physics Professor named 2017 Highly Cited Researcher
Northeastern University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Director of the Advanced Scientific Research Center Arun Bansil has just been named a 2017 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics.
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December 8, 2017
Physics research to bring new advancements in high-performance batteries
Arun Bansil, University Distinguished Professor of Physics, led an international team of researchers from Northeastern, Belgium, Japan, and Poland who worked to develop a novel spectroscopic method for unraveling the mechanism underlying reactions that power high-performance batteries.  
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November 1, 2013
Physics Grad Wins Dept. of Energy Award
Graduated Northeastern physics student Tanmoy Das has won a High Performance Computing Achievement Award.
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