Prof. Deffner receives grant from FQXi

Dr. Sebastian Deffner, assistant professor of physics, wins a grant from the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) to advance his research on stochastic thermodynamics for driven quantum field theories. His research will be aiming at a comprehensive and consistent treatment of Maxwell’s demon from physics’ most fundamental theory.

Please see the UMBC news release for more details.

Image: Sebastian Deffner, photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC.