Beate Schmittmann Professor of Physics Ph.D.: Edinburgh, 1984 111 Robeson Hall 540-231-6518 (fax: 540-231-7511) schmittm@vt.edu Short bio Physics Home Page
	Course Information
	Spring 2006: Research Leave Fall 2005: Physics 4455 – Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Syllabus Fall 2005: Physics 2074 – Highlights of Contemporary Physics
	Activities, Events, and News
	AdvanceVT An NSF-sponsored Program for Women in Science and Engineering In the news: VT Physorg.com Daily Science News System X Biological Systems and Soft Materials: Future Directions in Statistical Physics Symposium, March 6 & 7, 2004
	Research Interests
	Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics Phase transitions and critical phenomena  Driven diffusive systems  Vacancy-mediated dynamics Percolation and stochastic evolution models  Field theory and renormalization group analyses  Monte Carlo simulation techniques
	Recent Publications
	...can be found here .
	Pictures
	Puzzle with 1001 pieces (December 2004) Electromagnetism PHYS 5706 (Spring 1999) PHYS 5706 outside the class room (Spring 1999) Furry home companions. A discussion with Irina Mazilu . Gyorgy Korniss at the bonfire in honor of his PhD.