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Irene D'Amico

Irene D’Amico is a Professor in the Physics Department of the University of York and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. She leads the Semiconductor Spintronics and Quantum Information Research Group and her main scientific interests are in condensed matter theory, solid state-based quantum information, and in semiconductor spintronics, both at the fundamental level as well as their device-related applications. She is the Chair of the Departmental Research Committee for the Department of Physics, and a Member of the Department Management Team.

D’Amico is internationally recognized for the discovery of the Spin Coulomb Drag effect, a fundamental property relevant to the fields of spin transport and spintronic applications, and her body of work on solid state quantum computation and entanglement. With a background in condensed matter theory, she has stretched across different fields and made high profile contributions to various research areas (e.g. colloidal systems, spintronics, nanoscience and quantum computation). D’Amico has written more than 100 publications and has been invited to give more than 75 talks at conferences, workshops, colloquia, and seminars worldwide. She has been the Chair of the Department Equality Committee (2009-2013) and a Member of the University of York Athena SWAN Project working group (2005-2013).