Jim Hague

Jim Hague is a Lecturer in the Physics and Astronomy department at The Open University with interdisciplinary research interests in theoretical physics. His main research activity is many body physics (both quantum and classical). He has worked on electron-phonon interactions and strong electronic interactions to investigate phenomena such as superconductors and Mott insulators. Recently, he has applied statistical physics techniques to problems in medicine and society, with the aim of gaining insight into embolic stroke, voter patterns, transport and path formation. He is also interested in the application of information theory techniques to advanced data analysis.

Recent and current teaching duties include the development of a new level 3 Open University module "The Relativistic Universe", chairing the level 2 module "The Physical World", remote experiment development for the new level 2 practical science module "Advanced scientific investigations" and he is pathway tutor for over 200 students. He has taught at several residential schools: "Electromagnetism" (level 3), the level 2 "Physics by Experiment", and the level 1 "Practicing science". He often tutors at the "Physics by the Lake" theory of condensed matter graduate summer school in Ambleside. Previous teaching experience has included lecturing the special relativity content of the 1st year "Light" module at Loughborough University, where other teaching duties included tutorial groups and representing Loughborough theory at open days. He was involved with 1st and 2nd year labs at University of Leicester, Computing labs at Leicester and Warwick and small and large group tutorials at Warwick.

Jim graduated from Oxford University in 1997, where he was an undergraduate at Jesus College. He then moved to Warwick University, obtaining his PhD in April 2001. He has carried out postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany, Oak Ridge National Lab and University of Cincinnati in the USA, and University of Leicester and Loughborough University in the UK. He has been a lecturer at The Open University since May 2008.

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Jim Hague is a Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy at the Open University in the UK. His main research interest is many body physics (both quantum and classical). He works on problems in biophysics and condensed matter theory. He is also interested in the application of information theory techniques to advanced data analysis. Jim teaches wide range of physics topics, including relativity theory, electromagnetism and quantum physics.
If you are interested in doing a PhD, please e-mail me to discuss opportunities: J.P.Hague@open.ac.uk. Specific opportunities can be found here.
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