Andrea Damascelli

Professor

Department of Physics & Astronomy

Faculty of Science

Andrea Damascelli is a Full Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a Tier I Canada Research Chair in the Electronic Structure of Quantum Materials. He currently serves as Scientific Director of the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) at UBC and Co-Director of the Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Centre for Quantum Materials.

Andrea works in one of the most advanced areas of condensed matter physics: quantum materials. His work has gained global recognition and helped make Canada a leader in the field of photoelectron spectroscopy — a highly sophisticated technique that images the energy and velocity of electrons propagating inside a material.

As a physicist, he has always been passionate about the arts and humanities, and has long looked for creative ways to bring the disciplines together. Ars Scientia is an important step towards this vision. As an adventurous and curious scientist, when he’s not in the lab looking at how electrons move or walking around the beautiful UBC campus with his dog Hunter by his side, you will find him sailing and exploring the Pacific Ocean… or perhaps cooking an Italian feast at his home in Vancouver.

Cluster Researcher

First Nations land acknowledegement

UBC VPRI acknowledges that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Ars Scientia

Canada

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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