{"658215":{"#nid":"658215","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Neutron Scattering Society Honors Martin Mourigal With 2022 Science Prize ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis press release is shared jointly with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neutronscattering.org\/news\/\u0022\u003ENeutron Scattering Society of America\u003C\/a\u003E newsroom.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/martin-mourigal\u0022\u003EMartin Mourigal\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;is the recipient of the\u0026nbsp;2022 Science Prize\u0026nbsp;of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) with the citation: \u0026quot;For significant and insightful use of neutron inelastic scattering in the study of quantum\u0026nbsp;materials.\u0026quot;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) established the\u0026nbsp;Science Prize to recognize a major scientific accomplishment or\u0026nbsp;important scientific contribution within the last five\u0026nbsp;years using neutron\u0026nbsp;scattering techniques. Nominees must be within 12 years of receiving\u0026nbsp;their PhD. Preference shall be given to applicants whose work was\u0026nbsp;carried out predominantly in North America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe prize and\u0026nbsp;honorarium will be awarded at the \u003Cstrong\u003E2022 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mrs.org\/acns-2022\u0022\u003EAmerican Conference on Neutron Scattering\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Boulder, CO,\u0026nbsp;June 5-9.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMourigal\u0026#39;s research journey\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMourigal is widely known for his\u0026nbsp;research on novel magnetic quantum materials. He uses neutron scattering to characterize the\u0026nbsp;magnetic fluctuations and the short- and long-range magnetic order in these materials to gain\u0026nbsp;insight into the underlying quantum behavior. His recent work has revived worldwide interest in\u0026nbsp;the physics of the triangular lattice antiferromagnet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn 2016, he and his team published a detailed\u0026nbsp;neutron scattering investigation of YbMgGaO4 that identified the crucial role chemical disorder\u0026nbsp;plays in defining the excitations on the triangular lattice. This model system was proposed\u0026nbsp;theoretically by Phil Anderson in 1972 to exhibit a quantum spin liquid (QSL) ground state.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDespite extensive experimental and theoretical work since this time, it wasn\u0026rsquo;t until Mourigal\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;recent investigations that we now have appropriate boundary conditions for the triangular lattice\u0026nbsp;to determine which real materials can be considered as physical manifestations of the exotic QSL\u0026nbsp;state, and to what extent disorder serves to mask quantum behavior.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMourigal\u0026rsquo;s work has made it clear that while a continuum of magnetic excitations is characteristic\u0026nbsp;of a QSL ground state, this property alone is not sufficient to prove the existence of such a state.\u0026nbsp;The use of quantum materials for applications in quantum information science requires increased\u0026nbsp;understanding of entangled states, and how they behave in real materials. As part of this endeavor,\u0026nbsp;Mourigal and his students have focused on examining the spin dynamics of spin-1 SU(3) magnets\u0026nbsp;with proposed Kitaev-like interactions. This resulted in a recent project that pushed the boundaries\u0026nbsp;of both neutron scattering measurement and theoretical modeling to understand the influence of\u0026nbsp;spin-orbital physics in the triangular magnet FeI2.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMourigal and his collaborators also observed a set of quadrupolar spin excitations that ordinarily\u0026nbsp;should not be observable using neutron scattering techniques. They were able to explain that these\u0026nbsp;excitations were visible due to the coupling of the spin and orbital degrees of freedom. This\u0026nbsp;discovery of hybridization between dipolar and quadrupolar modes has solved a 40-year-old\u0026nbsp;mystery about why these excitations exist in this compound. This work will remain a longstanding\u0026nbsp;contribution in the fields of neutron scattering and quantum materials due to its high-quality data, as well as the high level of sophistication used to theoretically model the results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe NSSA will present the Science Prize to Mourigal\u0026nbsp;during the ACNS\u0026#39; Plenary and Prize Session at the University of Colorado\u0026nbsp;Boulder,\u0026nbsp;at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, in UMC Conference Room 235. Mourigal\u0026nbsp;will also give a presentation,\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;Magnons Are Not Forever.\u0026quot;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Physics associate professor Martin Mourigal is recognized by NSSA for \u0026quot;significant and insightful use of neutron inelastic scattering in the study of quantum\u0026nbsp;materials.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Physics associate professor Martin Mourigal is recognized by NSSA for \u0022significant and insightful use of neutron inelastic scattering in the study of quantum materials.\u0022"}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-05-13 18:29:12","changed_gmt":"2022-05-17 18:21:54","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"620517":{"id":"620517","type":"image","title":"Martin Mourigal","body":null,"created":"1555456915","gmt_created":"2019-04-16 23:21:55","changed":"1555456915","gmt_changed":"2019-04-16 23:21:55","alt":"","file":{"fid":"236269","name":"2018 Martin Mourigal.4x5.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2018%20Martin%20Mourigal.4x5.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2018%20Martin%20Mourigal.4x5.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":45729,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2018%20Martin%20Mourigal.4x5.jpg?itok=sNpsWNM4"}},"658216":{"id":"658216","type":"image","title":"Neutron Scattering Society of America logo ","body":null,"created":"1652468570","gmt_created":"2022-05-13 19:02:50","changed":"1652468570","gmt_changed":"2022-05-13 19:02:50","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249508","name":"NSSA logo.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/NSSA%20logo.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/NSSA%20logo.png","mime":"image\/png","size":221632,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/NSSA%20logo.png?itok=vDrxXRrU"}}},"media_ids":["620517","658216"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/honoring-excellence-college-sciences-students-teaching-assistants-future-faculty-earn-top","title":"Honoring Excellence: College of Sciences Students, Teaching Assistants, Future Faculty Earn Top Annual Awards"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/martin-mourigal-receives-nsf-career-award-quantum-materials-research","title":"Martin Mourigal receives NSF CAREER award for quantum materials research"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/quantum-materials-expertise-georgia-tech","title":"Quantum Materials Expertise at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/institute-materials-imat-announces-initiative-leads-and-science-advisor","title":"Institute for Materials (IMat) Announces Initiative Leads and Science Advisor"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/12-proposals-achieve-college-sciences-strategic-goals-funded-sutherland-deans-chair","title":"12 Proposals to Achieve College of Sciences Strategic Goals Funded by Sutherland Dean\u0027s Chair"},{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/neutrons-piece-together-40-year-puzzle-behind-iron-iodides-mysterious-magnetism","title":"Neutrons Piece Together 40-year Puzzle Behind Iron-iodide\u2019s Mysterious Magnetism "},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/martin-mourigal-2019-sigma-xi-young-faculty-award-2019-ctlbp-junior-faculty-teaching-excellence","title":"Martin Mourigal: 2019 Sigma Xi Young Faculty Award; 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