Sara Haravifard

William M. Fairbank Assistant Professor of Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter / Quantum Materials

Appointments and Affiliations

• William M. Fairbank Assistant Professor of Physics
• Assistant Professor of Physics
• Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
• Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Contact Information

• Office Location: 099 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
• Office Phone: +1 919 613 6821
• Email Address: sara.haravifard@duke.edu
• Websites:
  • Research Group Webpage

Education

• Ph.D. McMaster University (Canada), 2010
• M.S. McMaster University (Canada), 2005
• B.S. McMaster University (Canada), 2003

Research Interests

Exploring novel collective phenomena in quantum materials by means of neutron and x-ray scattering techniques; Investigating quantum critical phenomena at extreme environmental conditions of ultra-low temperature, high magnetic field, and high pressure; Materials by Design: synthesis, single crystal growth and characterization of correlated electron systems, quantum magnets, topological systems, metal-organic frameworks, and high-temperature superconductors.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. ORAU. 2017

Courses Taught

• PHYSICS 670: Experimental Methods in Condensed Matter Physics
• PHYSICS 516: Quantum Materials: Introduction to Solid State Physics
• PHYSICS 493: Research Independent Study
• PHYSICS 362D: Electricity and Magnetism
• ME 592: Research Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science

In the News

• What Cooking Shows and Physics Labs Have in Common (Sep 8, 2023 | PBS North Carolina)
• Cooking Up Frustrated Magnets in Search of Superconductivity (Jun 12, 2017 | Duke Research Blog)
• From Frustration to Discovery (Feb 16, 2017 | Fields Magazine, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory)
• Sara Haravifard: Physicist Learning About Magnetic Moments (Oct 8, 2015)

Representative Publications

• Steinhardt, WM; Shi, Z; Samarakoon, A; Dissanayake, S; Graf, D; Liu, Y; Zhu, W; Marjerrison, C; Batista, CD; Haravifard, S, Constraining the Parameter Space of a Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate in
  Applied Field with Iterative Optimization, Phys. Rev. Research, vol 3 (2019) [abs].