Ames Laboratory Profile
Paul
Canfield
Distinguished Professor
Division of Materials Science & Engineering
59
Physics
Phone Number:
515-294-6270
Email Address:
canfield@ameslab.gov
Ames Laboratory Associate and Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University
Website(s):
Ames Laboratory Research Projects:
Education:
Physics, University of California at Los Angeles , 1990
Physics, University of Virginia, Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 1983
Professional Appointments:
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Iowa State University, 2006-present
Senior Physicist, Ames Laboratory, 2001-present
Full Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, 2001-2006
Faculty Improvement Leave in Grenoble, France as Researcher in C.E.A. and Adjunct Professor in University of Grenoble, 1999-2000
Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, 1998-2001
Assistant Professor, (Tenure Track), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, 1996-1998
Physicist, Ames Laboratory, 1995-2001
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, 1994-1996
Associate Physicist, Ames Laboratory, 1993-1995
Postdoctoral research, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1990-1993
Areas of Expertise:
Design, discovery, growth and characterization of new and exotic materials with electronic and/or magnetic phase transitions
Compounds are usually prepared in single crystal form
Measurement of the anisotropic, temperature and applied magnetic field dependent magnetization, specific heat, electrical resistivity, and thermoelectric power
Honors & Awards:
Winner of DOE Lawrence Award, 2011
Robert Allen Wright Professorship (Endowed Chair of Physics), 2009
ISU Distinguished Professor, 2006
ISU Mid-Career Achievement Award, 2005
ISU Master Teacher Award, 2001
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2001
ISU LAS Early Excellence in Research, 1998
Winner of DOE Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment Award for Solid State Physics, 1995