Professor Andrew Millis Awarded 2026 John Bardeen Prize

Professor Andrew Millis

Andrew Millis, professor of physics at Columbia University, co-director of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics at the Flatiron Institute, and member of the MRSEC and CNI community, has been named winner of the 2026 John Bardeen Prize.

Professor Millis was awarded the prize for, “pioneering theoretical work that fundamentally shaped the interpretation of optical experiments in unconventional superconductors and for groundbreaking contributions to the elucidation of pairing mechanisms in a wide range of materials and models, including their connection to quantum criticality.”

The John Bardeen Prize was established in 1991 by the organizers of the International Conference on the Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity (M2S) in honor of Dr. John Bardeen for theoretical work that has provided significant insights on the nature of superconductivity and has led to verifiable predictions. It is given every three years at the M2S Conference. Additional recipients of this year’s prize include Dung-Hai Lee of University of California, Berekley, and Michael R. Norman of Argonne National Laboratory.

 The Columbia Nano Initiative congratulates Professor Millis on this achievement and is proud to support his groundbreaking theoretical contributions to understanding superconductivity.