John Hopkinson

Associate Professor of Teaching

Physics

Office: SCI 258
Phone: 250.807.9504
Email: john.hopkinson@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Condensed matter theory: geometrically frustrated magnetism (spin ice, spin liquid, dimer models); heavy fermion quantum criticality. Physics Education: online vs. in-person, gender and minority differences in standardized testing.

Courses & Teaching

First year physics; thermodynamics; statistical mechanics; environmental physics; particle physics; electromagnetism; quantum mechanics; solid state physics.

Degrees

PhD Rutgers University

Selected Publications & Presentations

Google Scholar

Selected Grants & Awards

NSERC Post-doctoral Fellowship, Recipient
NSERC Discovery Grant, Recipient