Nicola Spaldin
@nicolaspaldin.bsky.social
Professor of Materials Theory at ETH Zürich
A good sign at check-in for the Spice Chiral Phonons workshop ;) www.spice.uni-mainz.de/chiral-phono...
July 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A good sign at check-in for the Spice Chiral Phonons workshop ;) www.spice.uni-mainz.de/chiral-phono...
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I haven’t worn a tux since high school prom. Nice to meet @nicolaspaldin.bsky.social and other interesting people in Cambridge.
June 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I haven’t worn a tux since high school prom. Nice to meet @nicolaspaldin.bsky.social and other interesting people in Cambridge.
Early season conditions in Tuolumne Meadows; snow slope and bergschrund start to Holdless Horror.
June 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Early season conditions in Tuolumne Meadows; snow slope and bergschrund start to Holdless Horror.
Congratulations to Dongwook Go on winning the 2025 IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in the field of Magnetism: iupap.org/who-we-are/i...
C9: News - IUPAP: The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
2025 IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in the field of MagnetismThe IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in the field of Magnetism is awarded every year to an early career scientist for theoretical or ...
iupap.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Congratulations to Dongwook Go on winning the 2025 IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in the field of Magnetism: iupap.org/who-we-are/i...
A Swiss send-off from colleagues at the end of my Berkeley sabbatical!
June 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A Swiss send-off from colleagues at the end of my Berkeley sabbatical!
President von der Leyen's speech at Aachen University is a motivating read for young (and old!) scientists: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu
June 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
President von der Leyen's speech at Aachen University is a motivating read for young (and old!) scientists: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Congratulations to Eva Zurek on her appointment as the new
@PhysRevResearch Lead Editor: journals.aps.org/prresearch/e...
@PhysRevResearch Lead Editor: journals.aps.org/prresearch/e...
APS appoints Eva Zurek as Lead Editor of <i>Physical Review Research</i>
Eva Zurek is the recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2013) and a fellow of the American Physical Society (2021).
journals.aps.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Congratulations to Eva Zurek on her appointment as the new
@PhysRevResearch Lead Editor: journals.aps.org/prresearch/e...
@PhysRevResearch Lead Editor: journals.aps.org/prresearch/e...
Cy Twombly (left) imitating my office blackboard (right) at SFMOMA today:
May 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Cy Twombly (left) imitating my office blackboard (right) at SFMOMA today:
A nice "Science Brief" on the ALS website about an enjoyable collaboration with Alex Gray and his team: als.lbl.gov/a-deeper-loo...
A Deeper Look into Emergent Magnetism at Interfaces
Researchers shed new light on interfacial ferromagnetism in superlattices of alternating magnetic layers. By advancing our understanding of atomic-level interactions at magnetic interfaces, this work ...
als.lbl.gov
May 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A nice "Science Brief" on the ALS website about an enjoyable collaboration with Alex Gray and his team: als.lbl.gov/a-deeper-loo...
A big cheer from the audience for "Diversity is an asset of humanity and the lifeblood of science. It is one of the most valuable global assets and it must be protected" (5 minutes into the speech).
Europe will always stand for science and the freedom to learn and invent.
As of 11 am, tune in, and discover how the @ec.europa.eu wants to help the best and brightest ‘Choose Europe’.
→ europa.eu/!Tx43kH
As of 11 am, tune in, and discover how the @ec.europa.eu wants to help the best and brightest ‘Choose Europe’.
→ europa.eu/!Tx43kH
May 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A big cheer from the audience for "Diversity is an asset of humanity and the lifeblood of science. It is one of the most valuable global assets and it must be protected" (5 minutes into the speech).
It's fantastic that the ERC has support from the highest level to in turn support excellent fundamental curiosity-driven research in Europe.
We will put forward a 500 million package for 2025-2027 to make Europe a magnet for researchers.
As well as ambitious proposals for R&I in the next EU budget.
We will also offer the best and brightest the right incentives to come to Europe ↓
As well as ambitious proposals for R&I in the next EU budget.
We will also offer the best and brightest the right incentives to come to Europe ↓
May 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's fantastic that the ERC has support from the highest level to in turn support excellent fundamental curiosity-driven research in Europe.
It's a privilege to share this honour with @nbuchmann.bsky.social as well as @lbaudis.bsky.social at Uni Zürich!
🌟Thrilled to share that @nbuchmann.bsky.social and @nicolaspaldin.bsky.social have been elected international members of the @NationalAcademies! 🇺🇸 Their groundbreaking research has earned them this incredible honour, a testament to scientific excellence. Huge congrats!
ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...
Two ETH Zurich professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences inducts Nina Buchmann and Nicola Spaldin.
ethz.ch
May 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's a privilege to share this honour with @nbuchmann.bsky.social as well as @lbaudis.bsky.social at Uni Zürich!
A treat to meet a goose family in the Brussels botanical garden after Day 1 of the ERC scientific council meeting :)
April 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A treat to meet a goose family in the Brussels botanical garden after Day 1 of the ERC scientific council meeting :)
On phomo (hover over the cartoon with your mouse) xkcd.com/3076/
The Roads Both Taken
xkcd.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
On phomo (hover over the cartoon with your mouse) xkcd.com/3076/
Over-excited wildlife at the Molecular Foundry today.
April 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Over-excited wildlife at the Molecular Foundry today.
Congratulations to Edith on her first paper in the group! journals.aps.org/prresearch/a...
April 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Congratulations to Edith on her first paper in the group! journals.aps.org/prresearch/a...
Weekend reading on Emergent Surface Multiferroicity:
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...
Thanks to all the former postdocs for still wanting to collaborate with me!
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...
Thanks to all the former postdocs for still wanting to collaborate with me!
April 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Weekend reading on Emergent Surface Multiferroicity:
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...
Thanks to all the former postdocs for still wanting to collaborate with me!
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1...
Thanks to all the former postdocs for still wanting to collaborate with me!
A call to make more interesting Quantum Materials :) www.eps.org/Europe-and-t...
EPS Declaration: Europe and the Future of Quantum Science
In 2025 we celebrate 100 years since the formulation of quantum physics, a scientific milestone that has shaped the modern world. In the 21st century, quantum p
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April 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A call to make more interesting Quantum Materials :) www.eps.org/Europe-and-t...
Nelly's MSc thesis work explaining the paramagnetic diffuse scattering in MnWO4 just posted on the arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2503.23704
April 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Nelly's MSc thesis work explaining the paramagnetic diffuse scattering in MnWO4 just posted on the arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2503.23704
Fabulous view on the conference hike to Tomales Bay!
March 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Fabulous view on the conference hike to Tomales Bay!
View of Tomales Bay from the Berkeley New Frontiers in Quantum Materials Workshop :) physics.berkeley.edu/new-frontier...
March 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
View of Tomales Bay from the Berkeley New Frontiers in Quantum Materials Workshop :) physics.berkeley.edu/new-frontier...
Perks of sabbatical in Berkeley: A really nice day hiking on Angel Island
March 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Perks of sabbatical in Berkeley: A really nice day hiking on Angel Island
Reposted by Nicola Spaldin
The Materials Theory group at ETH Zürich has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in the area of Direct Detection of Light Dark Matter using Noble Gas Detectors. For more information and to apply: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Postdoctoral Researcher in the area of Direct Detection of Dark Matter using Noble Gas Detectors
jobs.ethz.ch
February 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Materials Theory group at ETH Zürich has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in the area of Direct Detection of Light Dark Matter using Noble Gas Detectors. For more information and to apply: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Reposted by Nicola Spaldin
Five things I achieved last week:
- Naps
- Snoozes
- Resting my eyes
- Dozing
- Writing this list
- Naps
- Snoozes
- Resting my eyes
- Dozing
- Writing this list
February 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Five things I achieved last week:
- Naps
- Snoozes
- Resting my eyes
- Dozing
- Writing this list
- Naps
- Snoozes
- Resting my eyes
- Dozing
- Writing this list
Getting over jet lag with a long run in the Berkeley hills and found my first California poppy of the season :)
February 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Getting over jet lag with a long run in the Berkeley hills and found my first California poppy of the season :)