Andrew Kent

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About Andrew Kent

Andrew Kent is a Professor of Physics and the Founding Director of the Center for Quantum Phenomena at New York University. He earned his B.Sc. with Distinction in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University. His research focuses on the physics of magnetic nanostructures, nanomagnetic devices, and magnetic information storage. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Dr. Kent has received numerous awards and honors, including an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Lorraine, France (2013), the French Jean d'Alembert Research Fellowship (2017), and appointments as Professor at the University of Lorraine in 2018 and 2023. Specialties: Prof. Kent is an experimental condensed matter physicist with a research group at NYU He has expertise in thin film growth and characterization, device nanofabrication, magnetic tunnel junctions, and high-frequency measurements, which include ferromagnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, and time-resolved studies of magnetization dynamics. He has over 200 publications (h index over 60), as well as 25 patents on magnetic memory and spin-transfer devices.