Within the Landau paradigm we define a phase or a state of matter by a local order parameter, as in crystals, magnets and superconductors. However, due to frustration generated by geometry and interactions, some materials do not order, even at the lowest temperatures, and enter a new state of matter called a quantum spin liquid.

Abstract:  Neutron scattering, as a tool for the investigation of materials in all their diversity and complexity, was pioneered in the north American in the 1950s. Early instrumental techniques were quickly established to unravel atomic structures of materials as well as atomic dynamics, for which Cilff Shull and Bert Brockhouse were awarded the Nobel prize in physics in 1994, many years after their pioneering work but at a time when neutron scattering was applied and a truly indispensable tool to a very wide spectrum of scientific fields.

In a talk structured to encourage interspersed Q and A, I will discuss
the dissemination of your physics results that follows the lab, the
keyboard, and the desk. You communicate results through posters,
talks, and papers in a cascading sequence that entails interacting
with journal editors, referees, conference organizers, journalists,
department chairs, deans, funding agencies, and others. I will focus
on this post-research collaborative process in physics, now in a state
of flux in the age of social media and Google Scholar, primarily