Allan Hugh MacDonald is a Canadian-American theoretical condensed matter physicist, born in 1951, recognized for groundbreaking work on correlated many-electron states in low-dimensional systems, gaining particular prominence for predicting the magic angle that turns twisted bilayer graphene into a superconductor. He holds the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin. He received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize in 2007, shared with James P. Eisenstein and Steven Girvin, and the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences and the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, both in 2026. He received the Wolf Prize in Physics in 2020, shared with Rafi Bistritzer and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero.
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His research interests are centered on the electronic properties of electrons in metals and semiconductors.
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Member Of: University of Texas at Austin, Infobox: workplaces
University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University, National Research Council Canada
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Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (2007) Wolf Prize in Physics (2020) Citation Laureate (2024) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2026)
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