S. M. Ali Tabei
Associate Professor of Physics
Dr. Tabei received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Waterloo in Canada in the Quantum Matters group. His Ph.D. thesis explains how the interplay of quantum fluctuations and disorder leads to novel emergent phenomena in the disordered quantum magnetic material LiHoF4. As a postdoctoral scholar, he decided to utilize his experience to quantitatively elucidate the collective behavior of biological systems. Dr. Tabei received the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) cross-disciplinary postdoctoral fellowship award and joined the James Franck Institute at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Tabei is inspired by how spatial and temporal fluctuations lead to precise emergent properties in living systems. He theoretically investigates a number of concrete, not disjoint, topics in the context of spatial pattern formation, intracellular transport and adaptive immunity.
Motivated students at different levels from biology, chemistry, and physics, who are enthusiastic about life and have quantitative abilities, are welcome to join his research group.