Andy Schofield | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mark E. Smith |
| Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College of Engineering and Physical Sciences University of Birmingham | |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Salary | £235,000 (2021–22)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Maxwell Medal and Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham University of Cambridge Rutgers University |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph M. Wheatley[2] |
Andrew John Schofield (better known as Andy Schofield) is an academic and administrator who is the Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.[3] A theoretical physicist, he was previously a Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Birmingham and Head of its College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. As an academic, his research focus is in the theory of correlated quantum systems, in particular non-Fermi liquids, quantum criticality and high-temperature superconductivity.[4][5]
Biography
Andy Schofield was educated at Whitgift School before reading Natural Sciences at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. In 1993, he obtained his PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge and won a College Research Fellowship at Gonville and Caius.[5] He was a postdoctoral researcher at Rutgers, New Jersey before his return to Cambridge as a Royal Society University Research Fellow.[6] He joined the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham in 1999, became the Head of School in 2010, and was promoted in 2015 to Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of EPS.[7] In May 2020, Andy became the Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.[8]
Awards
- The Schuldham Plate (1989), Gonville and Caius.[5]
- Maxwell Medal and Prize (2002)[9] for work on the emergent properties of correlated electrons.[5]
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics (2002).[5]
References
- ↑ "Financial Statements for the Year to 31 July 2022" (PDF). Lancaster University. p. 41. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "Andrew John Schofield Family Tree". Physics Tree. The Academic Family Tree. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Lancaster University appoints renowned theoretical physicist as its new Vice-Chancellor". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Lancaster University. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ↑ Schofield, Andy. "Andy Schofield - Research Interests". Theoretical Physics Research Group. University of Birmingham. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Professor Andy Schofield". University of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "A. J. Schofield". Physics. American Physical Society. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "University of Birmingham appoints two new Pro-Vice-Chancellors". University of Birmingham. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Message from our new Vice-Chancellor". portal.lancaster.ac.uk. Lancaster University. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ↑ "Maxwell medal recipients". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 21 September 2016.