Catherine Pépin

Head of the Institute of Theoretical Physics
CEA Researcher in Theoretical Physics – Condensed Matter

Member of the Scientific Council
Member of the Laboratory Council

Phone: 33-(0)1-69.08.72.18
E-mail:

Research subjects

I pursue fundamental research in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics. I am interested in zero-temperature phase transitions, known as Quantum Critical Points, particularly in Heavy Fermions and High Critical Temperature Superconductors.
I became director of the IPhT on January 1, 2022.

The subjects I’m working on :

  • Unconventional superconductivity
  • High-temperature superconductors
  • Emerging symmetries, electrical and thermal transport
  • Study of superconductivity in single-layer, double-layer and triple-layer graphene.

Organized conferences

  • ICAM Workshop “Exotic Supeconductivity”
  • Cargèse, Corsica, June 13-24, 2022. Emergent Phenomena in Strongly Correlated Matter
    International Institute of Physics, Natal, Brazil, August 27-31, 2018.
  • Quantum criticality in strongly correlated materials
    International Institute of Physics, Natal, Brazil, July 20-August 1rst, 2014.
  • Bi-annual Colloquium of the Institut de physique Théorique
    L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France, October 15-17, 2012.
  • Superconductivity, 100 years young !
    International Institute of Physics, Natal, Brazil, May 16-29, 2011.
  • ICAM Conference for Condensed Matter Theory and Experiments “Emergent phenomena from the nano to the macro-scale”
    Cargèse, Corsica, July 6-18, 2009.
  • Aspen Workshop on heavy fermion compounds and quantum criticality
    Aug. 10- Sept. 11, 2009.
  • Strongly Correlated Systems
    Cargese, Corsica July 6-18, 2009.
  • Claude Itzykson Conference on Strongly Correlated Electrons
  • SPhT, Saclay, June 21-23, 2006.
  • ICAM workshop “Evolution of the quantum effects from the nano to the macroscale”
    Cargèse, Corsica, May 17-23, 2004.
  • Trieste Workshop on Strongly Correlated Electrons. Emergent Materials and Strongly Correlated Electrons :
    ICTP, Trieste 13-23 July 2004. Conference organised in collaboration with P. Coleman, A. Chubukov, A. Schofield and A. Rosch
  • XIII Trieste Workshop on Strongly Correlated Electrons. XIII Trieste Workshop on Strongly Correlated Electrons. ICTP, Trieste 5-16 Aug. 2002.
    Conference organised in collaboration with P. Coleman. A. Chubukov, A. Schofield and Yu Lu

Resume

From January 1st 2022
Direction of the IPhT

01/10 to 01/11
Visiting Professor at the International Institute of Physics (IIP)Natal,Brazil

2008
Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches (HDR)Université Paris VII

2007
Senior Scientist (E5) at IPhT-CEA-Saclay

From July 2000
Researcher at the SPhT (theoretical Physics department) of the CEA, Saclay. Permanent position.

1998 – 2000
Post doc at the Oxford Condensed Matter Theory Lab (Oxford, UK).
Advisor: Alexei M. Tsvelik.

1996 – 1998
Post doc at the  MIT (Cambridge, USA). Advisor: Patrick A. Lee.

1993 – 1996
PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics on Quantum Critical Points
Advisor: Pr. Mireille LAVAGNA, at the SPSMS/DRFMC/CENG (Grenoble, France)
Teaching Assistant in Physics with first year students DEUG, Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble

1992 – 1993
DEA Physique Théorique Rhone-Alpin École Doctorale Rhone-Alpine (Lyon)

1990 – 1994
Scholarship from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (Lyon, France)

Scientific publications

arXiv.org