Dr Mulshankur Sobnack

Associate Dean for Student Wellbeing & Success / Dean of School of Foundation Studies and Mathematics

Academic Qualifications

1991, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK, Ph.D. Applied Mathematics
1985, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK, MASt Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
1984, University of Leeds, B.Sc. Mathematical Physics

Professional Experience

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) for excellence and professionalism in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society
Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Research Interests

Microscopic Many-Body Theory of Strongly Interacting Quantum Systems such as Helium Liquids
Topological Defects and Vortex-mediated Phase Transitions

Selected Publications

Sobnack M. B. and Kusmartsev F. V. "Physics of Narrow Superconducting and Superfluid Channels: Critical Temperature and Associated Single Vortices Nucleation". Journal of Physics C, Vol. 1041, Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd, 2018.
Sobnack M. B. and Kusmartsev F. V. "Suppression of Superconductivity in Mesoscopic Superconductors". Physical Review Letters, Vol 86. American Physical Society, 2001.
Sobnack M. B., Tan W. C., Wanstall N. P. and Sambles J. R., "Stationary Surface Plasmons on a Zero-Order Metal Grating". Physical Review Letters, Vol. 80. American Physical Society, 1998.