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Jenny Hoffman

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Jenny Hoffman
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Harvard University
Known forQuantum physics, Ultrarunning
AwardsFannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching (2012)[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarvard University

University of British Columbia

Stanford University
ThesisHigh Temperature Superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Doctoral advisorSéamus Davis
Jenny Hoffman
Personal information
Born (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46)
Sport
EventUltramarathon
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ultramarathon
USATF 24 Hour National Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cleveland, OH
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cleveland, OH
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cleveland, OH
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 (team) Belfast

Jenny Hoffman is an American quantum physicist and professor at Harvard University. She is interested in atomic-scale synthesis and imaging of quantum materials, using molecular beam epitaxy and scanning probe microscopy. Hoffman has received several awards for her research and teaching, including the 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[2] and 2010 Sloan Research Fellowship.[3]

Early life and education

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Hoffman became interested in physics as a child, inspired by her mother, who taught high school physics.[4] She studied physics at Harvard University, graduating in 1999 magna cum laude. Hoffman joined the University of California, Berkeley as a graduate student, working with Séamus Davis on the characterisation of Bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide.[5][6]

Research

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Hoffman joined Stanford University as a postdoctoral research associate in Kathryn Moler's group.[7] In 2005 she joined Harvard University as an assistant professor. Hoffman's group use layer by layer growth and high-resolution imaging of molecules.[8] Using scanning tunneling spectroscopy they explained vortex pinning in high-temperature superconductors.[8] She is also interested in topological insulators and strongly correlated materials.[9] She has won several large research grants, from National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, United States – Israel Binational Science Foundation and the Air Force Research Laboratory.[10][11] She has developed quasiparticle interference imaging and force microscopy to trigger electronic phase transitions.[12]

In 2015, Hoffman joined University of British Columbia as a Canada Excellence Research Chair.[13] The position was worth $10 million over seven years, enabling University of British Columbia to use atomic level 3D printing.[14][15] She returned to Harvard University after less than a year.[16]

Awards

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In 2013, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study awarded her a fellowship to image complex oxides.[12]

Athletics

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As an undergraduate at Harvard University, Hoffman rowed on the varsity crew team (lightweight). In her senior year, she began to run marathons, and has since taken up triathlons and ultramarathons.[17]

Hoffman won the national title in the USA Track & Field National Championship 24 Hour Run in 2014, 2015 and 2016,[18][19] and she was selected as the USATF athlete of the week in September 2016.[20] She competed on the gold medal-winning team at the IAU 24 Hour World Championships in Belfast, UK in July 2017.

In November 2023, Hoffman set a new record for the fastest known time for a woman to run across the United States.[21][22] She completed the Trans America Run from San Francisco to New York City, covering 3,032 miles, in 47 days, 12 hours, and 35 minutes.[23][24]

Personal records

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  • Marathon - 3:23:08 (Lowell, MA, 2021)
  • 100 Miles - 15:26:51 (Milwaukee, WI, 2023)
  • 24 Hour - 147.7673 miles (Milwaukee, WI, 2024)
  • Trans America Run - 47 days, 12 hours, 35 minutes (SF to NY, 2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Two professors win Fannie Cox Prize". 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ [[permanent dead link‍] PR Release.pdf|"White House Announces 2005 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers"] (PDF). Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. 2006-07-26. Retrieved 2018-11-12 – via Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin.
  3. ^ "Past Fellows". sloan.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  4. ^ "Interview - Jenny Hoffman". www.learner.org. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  5. ^ "Jenny Hoffman". users.physics.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  6. ^ "J.C. Seamus Davis Group". davisgroup.lassp.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  7. ^ Inc., CoffeeCup Software. "Moler Group Members". web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ a b "Jenny Hoffman Lab Research Scanning Tunneling Microscopy". hoffman.physics.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Hoffman - CIFAR : CIFAR". www.cifar.ca. Retrieved 2018-06-02.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Hoffman, Kim, Yacoby receive 2014 Moore Foundation Experimental Investigator Award in Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems | Harvard University Department of Physics". www.physics.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  11. ^ "Hoffman Lab Funding". hoffman.physics.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  12. ^ a b "Jenny Hoffman". www.seas.harvard.edu. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  13. ^ "Our Campus: Fresh from Harvard, hotshot prof Jenny Hoffman adjusts to Point Grey". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  14. ^ Bellett, Gerry. "Renowned Harvard quantum physicist joining UBC". www.vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  15. ^ "Renowned quantum physicist Jennifer Hoffman comes to BC | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  16. ^ "Quantum materials research chair leaves UBC after less than a year". Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  17. ^ "Jenny Hoffman Adventures". users.physics.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  18. ^ "24 Hour Team | USA Ultra Running". www.usaultrarunning.com. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  19. ^ "Hoffman Wins in USA Track & Field National Championship 24 Hour Run! | Harvard University Department of Physics". www.physics.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  20. ^ "USATF Athlete of the Week". 23 September 2016.
  21. ^ Milne, Keeley (2023-11-09). "Harvard physics professor destroys transamerica speed record". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  22. ^ Lim, Megan (2023-11-10). "This physics professor ran 3,000 miles across America in record time". National Public Radio.
  23. ^ "FKT: Jenny Hoffman - Trans America Run (USA)". Fastest Known Time. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  24. ^ Atwal, Sanj. "Harvard professor runs across America in record-breaking time". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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