The William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute at the University of Minnesota is proud to host the Misel Lecture Series. Mr. Fine's bold vision and generous gift to the University, inspired by his genuine interest in physics, were instrumental in the establishment of the Institute and its successful development over the past two decades. The Misel Lecture Series is endowed by a generous gift from Irving and Edythe Misel to the William I. & Bianca M. Fine Charitable Trust. The Series honors the life-long friendship between William & Bianca Fine and Irving & Edythe Misel.
The Misel Family Lectures are free and open to the public.


This year's Misel Family Lecture is presented by Dr. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero from the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT). The title of his talk is, “Magic Angle Graphene: the Twist and Shout of Quantum Materials.”

The discovery 20 years ago of the first truly 2-dimensional, one atom-thick material, graphene, has revolutionized physics and materials science, and led to numerous important applications. For example, scientists quickly realized that new heterostructures sandwiching various 2D materials could be created, and that these exhibited pretty unique phenomena. In the past few years, physicists have been able to create captivating atomic structures by stacking and controllably twisting layers of graphene and other 2D materials. These are called moiré patterns, named after a 17th century silk production technique. These atomic moiré structures took the material’s design to a qualitatively new level. The moiré materials appear to exhibit a plethora of novel phenomena, such as unconventional superconductivity and magnetism, ferroelectricity, and much more. In this talk I will review the discovery and physics of graphene and explain the principles and beauty of moiré materials. I will also provide a broad outlook of some exciting new directions and practical applications of this emerging field.

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