Dr. Joseph Ashkenazi
	Associate Professor
	Fall 09 Classes: PHY 620
	voice: (305) 284 2323
	Fax: (305) 284 4222
	Rm 310, James L. Knight Physics Building
	1320 Campo Sano Ave., Coral Gables, Fl. 33146

My research is on the theory of the behavior of electrons within a solid material. It can be generally characterized as a combination of:

1. single-particle properties based on the independent motion of an electron within the mean field of the atoms and electrons;

2. many-body properties based on correlations between the motions of different electrons.

I have been studying both single-particle and many-body aspects of the electronic behavior in complex systems where electron correlations play a significant role. Such systems include the "high-temperature" superconductors which my research has been recently concentrating on. I have worked out a theory for the physics of the cuprates where the highest-temperature superconductors are found. This theory has been recently generalized to the newly-discovered iron-based superconductors. One of my goals is to predict systems of higher superconducting temperatures.

For more information please see my web site.