The prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship has been awarded to Fabio Boschini, a leading researcher at the Institut national de recherche scientifique (INRS), marking a significant milestone in the field of quantum materials. This year, the United Nations designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Sciences and Technologies, underscoring the growing importance of quantum research, as exemplified by Boschini’s groundbreaking work on quantum materials.
As one of 126 recipients announced today by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in seven disciplines, Boschini joins a distinguished group of early-career scientists who have demonstrated creativity, ambition, and rigor in advancing scientific discovery. With a focus on uncharted territories in quantum materials research, these rising stars are worth keeping an eye on, as many past Sloan Fellows have gone on to win Nobel Prizes.
Boschini, a professor specializing in quantum materials at the INRS, is conducting cutting-edge research into the unique electronic, magnetic, and topological properties of these materials. To achieve this, he employs advanced time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TR-ARPES), an innovative tool that allows for the exploration of dynamic electron interactions and groundbreaking studies on quantum materials through the interaction between light and matter.
Since joining the INRS in 2020, Boschini and his team have been focusing their research efforts on three key areas: developing new quantum materials, understanding the fundamental properties of existing quantum materials, and applying these discoveries to create innovative technologies that could revolutionize various aspects of our daily lives, including telecommunications, information, and energy.
Isabelle Delisle, scientific director of the INRS, congratulated Boschini on his achievement, stating, “This recognition is a well-deserved testament to his exceptional and innovative contributions to quantum materials research.” She added, “The INRS is proud to be a leader in quantum research and to provide a dynamic environment for top-tier scientists like Professor Boschini and our emerging talent in this strategic field for Quebec and the international community.”
Prior to joining the INRS, Boschini earned his doctorate in physics from the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in 2015. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Quantum Matter Institute (QMI) of the University of British Columbia from 2015 to 2020. Since November 2020, he has been a professor and researcher at the Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (CEMT) of the INRS, as well as an affiliated researcher at the QMI since 2021 and holder of a Canada Research Chair in Dynamics of Quantum Materials.
Boschini is a leading expert in the study of exotic properties of quantum materials, particularly strongly correlated electronic systems such as unconventional superconductors and ordered charge systems through advanced spectroscopic techniques. He recently published the first comprehensive review of this technique in Reviews of Modern Physics, the most prestigious physics journal worldwide.
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