Sir Anthony James Leggett (2003 Nobel Prize in Physics)
Visit Program
Hosted by School of Science, the University of Tokyo

Professor Anthony James Leggett, honorary doctor of the University of Tokyo, is going to visit us annually for a month from 2011 through 2013(May - June). While he is visiting Todai, Prof. Leggett will conduct interactive intensive courses for graduate students and give special lectures in the field of condensed matter physics. Prof. Leggett conducted research at Todai 37 years ago and this research started him on the road to winning the Nobel Prize. Students and all members of the faculty look forward to more in-depth discussions on learning and cutting-edge research with Prof. Leggett through while he is at Todai.

2012

• Graduate school special intensive course (May 10 - June 12, 2012)

2011

• Graduate school special intensive course (May 17 - June 10, 2011)
  • Lecture notes
    Lecture notes are also available at "Bussei Kenkyu@WEB."
  • Lecture videos
• Mini-speech for the 47th School of Science Assembly (May 23, 2011)
• Interview with the School of Science graduate students (June 8, 2011)
• Interview with the University of Tokyo Newspaper (May 27, 2011)

About Sir Anthony James Leggett

Name	Sir Anthony James Leggett
Affiliated institution / Department	Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Current Position	John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor
Research Area	Condensed Matter Physics(theoretical)
Honors and Awards	Fritz London Memorial Award(1981) Wolf Prize in Physics(2003) Nobel Prize in Physics(2003): for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids The University of Tokyo Honorary Doctor(2010)and many other honors and awards
Academic History	Bachelor in Literae Humaniores, Balliol College, University of Oxford(1959) Bachelor in Physics, Merton College, University of Oxford(1961) Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, Magdalene College, University of Oxford(1964)
Professional Highlights	1964-1965 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1965-1967 Research Fellow, Magdalene College, University of Oxford 1967-1971 Lecturer, Department of Physics, the University of Sussex 1971-1978 Reader, Department of Physics, the University of Sussex 1973-1974 Visiting Scientist, the University of Tokyo 1978-1983 Professor, Department of Physics, the University of Sussex 1983-present John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor, Department of Physics, the University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This visit program is supported by the JSPS Award for Eminent Scientists (FY2011-2013).