First Name
Joshua
Last Name
Folk
Position
Associate Professor
Office Room
Hennings 303
Lab Room
Hennings 101
Tel (Office)
(604) 822-2535
Tel (Lab)
(604) 822-4334
Email
jfolk@phas.ubc.ca
Research Groups
Students Wanted
actively recruiting
Additional Links
Bachelor's Degree
Stanford University
Doctoral Degree
Stanford University
Employment History
U.S. Peace Corps, Tanzania, 1995-1997
Reseach Assistant, Stanford University, 1998-2003
Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT, 2003-2004
Research Associate, Delft University, 2005
Assistant Professor, UBC, 2005-2010
Associate Professor, UBC, 2010-
Awards
Department of Defense Graduate Research Fellowship, 1998-2002
Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2002-2003
Pappalardo Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2003-2004
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, 2010-2012
CRC Tier II Chair, 2005-
Committees and Service
U.S. Peace Corps Tanzania, 1995-1997
Condensed Matter Seminar Organizer, 2005-
AMPEL Nanfab Facility Co-Director, 2008-
Citizenship
USA
Hobbies and Interests
Mountaineering, Biking, Skiing, Photography, Carpentry
Research Area
Condensed Matter
Research Field
Quantum Physics in Nanostructures
Research Topics
spin in semiconductor nanostructures, quantum decoherence, quantum Hall effect, graphene
Abstract
We are seeking undergraduates and graduate students. Please contact me by email if you are interested in joining our group.
Selected Publications