Dr. Roger Melko

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Melko's research interests involve strongly-correlated many-body systems, focusing on emergent phenomena, ground state phases, phase transitions, quantum criticality, and entanglement. He emphasizes computational methods and theoretical techniques, particularly in the development of state-of-the-art algorithms for the study of strongly-interacting systems. His work employs computer simulations to explore low-temperature physics of classical and quantum magnetic materials, cold atoms in optical lattices, bosonic fluids, and quantum computers. He is particularly interested in microscopic models that display interesting quantum behavior in bulk superconducting, spin liquid, and topological phases. Additionally, he is engaged in broader ideas in computational physics and the development of novel algorithms for machine learning to simulate quantum mechanical systems on classical computers, exploring the relationship between these methods and the field of quantum information science.

Research Interests

Awards

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CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal

2021-01-01
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Herzberg Medal

2016-01-01
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Canada Research Chair in Computational Quantum Many-Body Physics

2013-01-01
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Young Scientist Prize Computational Physics

2012-01-01
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Early Researcher Award

2010-01-01

Courses

PHYS 449 - Machine Learning Physics PHYS 705 - Statistical Physics 2 PHYS 739 - Quantum Body Physics

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.