Jenny Hoffman

I have just started as a professor in the Harvard Physics Department in January 2005. My research program will be based around scanning probe microscopy of correlated electron systems, with an initial focus on scanning tunneling microscopy of novel superconductors.

I have just finished a post-doc working in the Stanford University Department of Applied Physics, with Professor Kam Moler. We studied mesoscopic magnetic properties of materials. My focus was on vortex pinning in high temperature superconductors.

I received my Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in December 2003. I worked with Professor Séamus Davis, using a scanning tunneling microscope to study electronic properties of the high temperature superconductor BSCCO.

In my spare time, I enjoy a number of outdoor activities with my husband, Daniel Larson. We have completed many marathons, two 100-mile ultramarathons, several triathlons (including an ironman), and a 320-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail. My favorite activity in college was rowing on the Radcliffe varsity crew team.