Ross McKenzie
University of Queensland
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Affiliations
Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Queensland
Biography
He is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He received his BSc from the Australian National University and an MA and PhD from Princeton University. From 2008 to 2012, he held an Australian Professorial Fellowship from the Australian Research Council.
He is the author of Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2023).
His research interests are in Condensed Matter Theory, Chemical Physics, and Quantum Many-Body Theory. His chief research projects have been in the areas of: Models for strongly correlated electron materials such as organic and cuprate superconductors; Magnetoresistance of layered metals, including topological insulators; Excited states of organic molecules; Hydrogen bonding; Emergent phenomena in complex systems; and the relationship between science and theology.
Ross McKenzie is married to Robin and has two adult children. He enjoys writing blogs, including Soli Deo Gloria: Thoughts on theology, science and culture, a blog related to his scientific research, Condensed Concepts, and being part of the “Holy” Scribblers. From 2020-2024, he worked part-time for the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, helping facilitate the Logos and Cosmos Initiative, which stimulated science and theology discussions in Latin America and Francophone Africa.
Research Focus
- Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2023)
- Science and theology
- Science in the Majority World
- Emergence in the natural and social sciences
GFI Writings
Ross McKenzie
University of Queensland
The Radicalness of Love - for the Natural Sciences and the Research University
Love Should Be Primary for a Christian Scholar # I was both surprised and challenged by O’Donovan’s argument that love should be primary for a Christian scholar. My prior perspective was that universities are primarily about thinking. Integrity, both intellectual and moral, should be the main…
Ross McKenzie
University of Queensland
Research Priorities Are Skewed Toward Rich Countries
I agree with the paper. On just relations being “pervasively violated” in the university: I find it quite disturbing the way universities (and some of my colleagues) exploit international students, postdocs, and visiting scholars. Some labs are like ``sweat shops’’. Adjunct faculty is another issue……