EM
Eugene Mele(1950)
PhysicsEugene John "Gene" Mele is a professor of physics at the University of Pennsylvania, where he researches quantum electric phenomena in condensed matter.
United StatesUniversity of Salento
3
Major Awards
366
Publications
38,093
Citations
57
h-index
167
i10-index
104.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Electrically Tunable Magnetoconductance of Close-Packed CVD Bilayer Graphene Layer Stacking Walls
(2024)
0
citations
#2
Common path interference in Zener tunneling is a universal phenomenon
Physical Review B(2013)
3
citations
#3
Photoluminescence and band gap modulation in graphene oxide
Applied Physics Letters(2009)
527
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksCommon path interference in Zener tunneling is a universal phenomenon
Physical Review B2013
3citations
Open AccessPhotoluminescence and band gap modulation in graphene oxide
Applied Physics Letters2009
527citations
Open AccessUniversity of Pennsylvania
Medical examiner1848
0citations
Open AccessCareer History
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, US
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, US
Associate Scientist
Xerox Corp Webster
Webster, US
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD
Physics
1978
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
CK
Charles Kane
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
SF
Sergio Ferrara
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
DF
Daniel Freedman
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
PV
Peter van Nieuwenhuizen
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
SZ
Shoucheng Zhang
Oliver Buckley Prize (2010)
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Doctor of Philosophy)
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)
Top Publications
Three-dimensional nonlinear optical materials from twisted two-dimensional van der Waals interfaces
Nature Photonics202346 citations
Floquet Topological Phases in One-Dimensional Nonlinear Photonic Crystals
Physical Review Letters202132 citations
Boundary Modes from Periodic Magnetic and Pseudomagnetic Fields in Graphene
Physical Review Letters202229 citations
Dirac-Harper Theory for One-Dimensional Moiré Superlattices
Physical Review Letters202021 citations
Floquet Quadrupole Photonic Crystals Protected by Space-Time Symmetry
Physical Review Letters202218 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
CB
Charles Bennett
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)
DS
David Spergel
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
LP
Lyman Page
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)

Joseph Polchinski
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
GH
Gary Hinshaw
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
NJ
Norman Jarosik
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2017)
AK
Alexei Kitaev
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012)

Stephen Hawking
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
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