Tomoya Asaba will join the Department of Physics in January 2025. Asaba focuses on experimental condensed matter physics, and his research primarily delves into the complexities of correlated and topological materials, particularly in low-dimensional systems. His innovative approach incorporates techniques such as epitaxial growth, scanning tunneling microscopy and thermoelectric power measurements. His studies on fabricating quantum wires of RuCl3 and the loop current state in CsV3Sb5 have been published in prestigious journals like Science Advances and Nature Physics. In addition, he received the prestigious Japanese grant PRESTO in 2022. 
 
Formerly on the faculty of Kyoto University, Asaba holds a master’s degree in science from the University of Tokyo (2011) and he earned his doctorate in science from the University of Michigan (2018). He was a Director's Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory until 2021, and besides teaching the fascinating world of condensed matter physics, Asaba is eager to mentor students at UVA and to develop new techniques on quantum wires to realize quantum computers and open a new era of atomic-scale physics.