Associate Professor
Biography
Steve Johnston is an Associate Professor in the UT Department of Physics and Astronomy. His research interests lie in condensed matter physics with a focus on applying numerical methods to strongly correlated electrons, multi-orbital systems, and electron-boson interactions. He has a specific interest in studying high-temperature superconductivity in both the iron-pnictides and cuprates. He often works towards making direct contact with spectroscopies such as angle-resolved photoemission, scanning tunneling microscopy, optical conductivity, and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, and collaborates closely with experimentalists in order to unravel the meaning of results obtained using these complicated techniques. He is a 2019 recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.