Samuel Bird

Now: What I'm up to (last updated: 30.05.2025)

Currently, I'm in the 2nd year of my PhD at ETH Zürich, under the supervision of Sebastian Huber.

1 sentence description of my PhD work: I'm exploring methods to better understand the ground state phase diagrams of strongly interacting models for electronic materials beyond the mean field description.

More broadly, I'm trying to navigate the world of condensed matter and computational physics research, keeping my eyes open for exciting problems that I can contribute to.  I'm keen to maximise my exposure to new experiments and techniques, both in Physics and in adjacent fields, and to fine tune my research taste, as well as my habits in thought and work. 

Contact: 

If you'd like to get in contact, either to collaborate or because you'd just like to get in contact, I suggest emailing me at: sabird[at]phys.ethz.ch . Consider this an open invitation. Feedback and ideas are welcome. 

You can also find me on Twitter, if that floats your boat.

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