Frances Hellman

Professor of the Graduate School · College of Letters and Science · University of California, Berkeley

Quick answer: Frances Hellman is Professor of the Graduate School at University of California, Berkeley. Frances Hellman shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.

⭐ We currently have openings for graduate students in a variety of projects, including studying the thermodynamics of magnetocaloric materials, multilayer systems, semiconductor nanowires, and various magnetic materials.

Research interests

Condensed Matter Physics And Materials Science, Biophysics, Astrophysics

Selected publications (since 2023)

M. Molina-Ruiz, A. Markosyan, R. Bassiri, M.M. Fejer, M. Abernathy, T.H. Metcalf, X. Liu, G. Vajente, A. Ananyeva, and F. Hellman, "Hydrogen-Induced Ultralow Optical Absorption and Mechanical Loss in Amorphous Silicon for Gravitational-Wave Detectors", Phys. Rev. Lett. 131 256902 (2023) P. Corbae, S. Ciocys, D. Varjas, E. Kennedy, S. Zeltmann, M. Molina-Ruiz, S. M. Griffin, C. Jozwiak, Z. Chen, L.-W. Wang, A. M. Minor, M. Scott, A. G. Grushin, A. Lanzara, and F. Hellman, "Observation of spin-momentum locked surface states in amorphous Bi2Se3", Nat. Mater. 22 200-206 (2023) A. Singh, E. Hollingworth, S. A. Morley, X. M. Chen, A. Us Saleheen, R. Tumbleson, M. R. McCarter, P. Fischer, F. Hellman, S. D. Kevan, and S. Roy, "Characterizing Temporal Heterogeneity by Quantifying Nanoscale Fluctuat

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Frequently asked questions

Is Frances Hellman hiring PhD students at University of California, Berkeley?

Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Frances Hellman's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: We currently have openings for graduate students in a variety of projects, including studying the thermodynamics of magnetocaloric materials, multilayer systems, semiconductor nanowires, and various m.

What does Frances Hellman research?

Condensed Matter Physics And Materials Science, Biophysics, Astrophysics

Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.

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