Steven H. Simon

Steven H. Simon is a theoretical physics professor at the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow of Somerville College, University of Oxford. Previously, he was the director of theoretical physics research at Bell Laboratories. He has served on the UK EPSRC Physical Sciences Strategic Advisory Board. He is known for his work on topological phases of matter, topological quantum computation, and the fractional quantum Hall effect. He is the author of a popular introductory book on solid-state physics, The Oxford Solid State Basics, and a new book, Topological Quantum.