Dr. Even Thingstad
Assistant professor
Office: 6/142
Tel: +966 13 860 2430
Email: even.thingstad@kfupm.edu.sa
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Brief Research Interests:
Interplay of superconductivity, magnetism, topology, and spin transport in quantum materials and low-dimensional systems.
Research Area:
Condensed Matter Theory
Affiliated Center:
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Quantum Computing
Research Interests
We focus on theoretical condensed matter physics, particularly superconductivity, magnetism, and topological quantum matter. Our work explores unconventional and magnon-mediated superconductivity, spin and magnon transport, topological phases, and quantum many-body phenomena in low-dimensional systems.
Biographical Sketch
Even Thingstad earned B.Sc. (2015), M.Sc. (2017), and Ph.D. (2021) degrees in physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Following postdoctoral research at the University of Basel, he joined KFUPM as an Assistant Professor in 2026.
AWARDS & HONORS:
Student of the Year in Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2017)
KEY PUBLICATIONS
- Sander Driessen, Ji Zou, Even Thingstad, Jelena Klinovaja, and Daniel Loss. Robust tripartite entanglement generation via correlated noise in spin qubits. Physical Review Research 8, 033153 (2026).
- Sarthak Girdhar, Viktoriia Pinchenkova, Even Thingstad, and Jelena Klinovaja. ℤ₂q parafermionic hinge states in a three-dimensional array of coupled nanowires. arXiv:2604.07313 (2026); [Accepted in Phys. Rev. Research].
- Even Thingstad, Joel Hutchinson, Daniel Loss, and Jelena Klinovaja. Topological interlayer superconductivity in a van der Waals heterostructure. Physical Review B 111, L060505 (2025).
- Valerii K. Kozin, Even Thingstad, Daniel Loss, and Jelena Klinovaja. Cavity-enhanced superconductivity via band engineering. Physical Review B 111, 035410 (2025).
- Even Thingstad, Pierre Fromholz, Flavio Ronetti, Daniel Loss, and Jelena Klinovaja. Fractional spin quantum Hall effect in weakly coupled spin chain arrays. Physical Review Research 6, 043200 (2024).
- Ji Zou, Stefano Bosco, Even Thingstad, Jelena Klinovaja, and Daniel Loss. Dissipative spin-wave diode and nonreciprocal magnonic amplifier. Physical Review Letters 132, 036701 (2024).
- Even Thingstad, Eirik Erlandsen, and Asle Sudbø. Eliashberg study of superconductivity induced by interfacial coupling to antiferromagnets. Physical Review B 104, 014508 (2021).
- Even Thingstad, Akashdeep Kamra, Arne Brataas, and Asle Sudbø. Chiral phonon transport induced by topological magnons. Physical Review Letters 122, 107201 (2019).
Dr. Even Thingstad Condensed Matter Theory 6/142 +966 13 860 2430 even.thingstad@kfupm.edu.sa