Emeritus Professor Ross McKenzie
Emeritus Professor

Ross McKenzie

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Background

Dr Ross McKenzie's research interests are in the fields of: Condensed Matter Theory, Chemical Physics, and Quantum Many-Body Theory.

He received his PhD from Princeton University in 1989. His chief research projects are in the areas of:

Models for strongly correlated electron materials such as organic and cuprate superconductors

Magnetoresistance of layered metals including topological insulators

Excited states of organic molecules

Hydrogen bonding

Emergent phenomena in complex systems

The relationship between science and theology

Availability

Emeritus Professor Ross McKenzie is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Chemical Sciences Condensed matter physics Physical Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Australian National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University

Research interests

  • Strongly Correlated Electron Models for Organic Superconductors

    Given a model Hamiltonian, which includes the interactions between the electrons, the challenge is to calculate the properties of its ground state and excited states and compare to the rich phase diagrams observed experimentally.

  • Theoretical chemical physics

    Diabatic state models for organic chromophores such as fluorescent proteins and for hydrogen bonding.

Search Professor Ross McKenzie’s works on UQ eSpace

185 works between 1986 and 2023
All (185) Journal Article (175) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (6) Other Outputs (3)

1 - 20 of 185 works

2023

Journal Article

Twenty-four years of contrasting cropping systems on a brown chernozem in Southern Alberta: crop yields, soil carbon, and subsoil salinity

Bremer, E., Pauly, D., McKenzie, R. H., Ellert, B. H. and Janzen, H. H. (2023). Twenty-four years of contrasting cropping systems on a brown chernozem in Southern Alberta: crop yields, soil carbon, and subsoil salinity. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 103 (1), 134-142. doi: 10.1139/CJSS-2021-0181

Twenty-four years of contrasting cropping systems on a brown chernozem in Southern Alberta: crop yields, soil carbon, and subsoil salinity

2022

Journal Article

C3 symmetry breaking metal-insulator transitions in a flat band in the half-filled Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice

Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2022). C3 symmetry breaking metal-insulator transitions in a flat band in the half-filled Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice. Physical Review B, 105 (20) 205119. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.105.205119

C3 symmetry breaking metal-insulator transitions in a flat band in the half-filled Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice

2021

Journal Article

Spin-0 Mott insulator to metal to spin-1 Mott insulator transition in the single-orbital Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice

Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2021). Spin-0 Mott insulator to metal to spin-1 Mott insulator transition in the single-orbital Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice. Physical Review B, 104 (7) 075104. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.104.075104

Spin-0 Mott insulator to metal to spin-1 Mott insulator transition in the single-orbital Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice

2021

Journal Article

Multiple insulating states due to the interplay of strong correlations and lattice geometry in a single-orbital Hubbard model

Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2021). Multiple insulating states due to the interplay of strong correlations and lattice geometry in a single-orbital Hubbard model. Physical Review B, 103 (8) L081114. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.103.l081114

Multiple insulating states due to the interplay of strong correlations and lattice geometry in a single-orbital Hubbard model

2020

Journal Article

Using genomic resources for linkage analysis in Peromyscus with an application for characterizing Dominant Spot

Shang, Zhenhua, Horovitz, David J., McKenzie, Ronald H., Keisler, Jessica L., Felder, Michael R. and Davis, Shannon W. (2020). Using genomic resources for linkage analysis in Peromyscus with an application for characterizing Dominant Spot. BMC Genomics, 21 (1) 622, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-06969-1

Using genomic resources for linkage analysis in Peromyscus with an application for characterizing Dominant Spot

2019

Journal Article

Orbital-selective bad metals due to Hund's rule and orbital anisotropy: a finite-temperature slave-spin treatment of the two-band Hubbard model

Mezio, Alejandro and McKenzie, Ross H. (2019). Orbital-selective bad metals due to Hund's rule and orbital anisotropy: a finite-temperature slave-spin treatment of the two-band Hubbard model. Physical Review B, 100 (20) 205134. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.100.205134

Orbital-selective bad metals due to Hund's rule and orbital anisotropy: a finite-temperature slave-spin treatment of the two-band Hubbard model

2017

Journal Article

Low quasiparticle coherence temperature in the one- band Hubbard model: a slave-boson approach

Mezio, Alejandro and McKenzie, Ross H. (2017). Low quasiparticle coherence temperature in the one- band Hubbard model: a slave-boson approach. Physical Review B, 96 (3) 035121. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.96.035121

Low quasiparticle coherence temperature in the one- band Hubbard model: a slave-boson approach

2017

Journal Article

Effect of hydrogen bonding on the infrared absorption intensity of OH stretch vibrations

Athokpam, Bijyalaxmi, Ramesh, Sai G. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2017). Effect of hydrogen bonding on the infrared absorption intensity of OH stretch vibrations. Chemical Physics, 488-489, 43-54. doi: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2017.03.006

Effect of hydrogen bonding on the infrared absorption intensity of OH stretch vibrations

2017

Journal Article

Quantum critical local spin dynamics near the Mott metal-insulator transition in infinite dimensions

Dasari, Nagamalleswararao, Vidhyadhiraja, N. S., Jarrell, Mark and McKenzie, Ross H. (2017). Quantum critical local spin dynamics near the Mott metal-insulator transition in infinite dimensions. Physical Review B, 95 (16) 165105. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.165105

Quantum critical local spin dynamics near the Mott metal-insulator transition in infinite dimensions

2017

Conference Publication

Diabatic models with transferrable parameters for generalized chemical reactions

Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2017). Diabatic models with transferrable parameters for generalized chemical reactions. 23rd International Symposium on the Jahn-Teller Effect: Vibronic Coupling and Electron-Phonon Interaction in Molecules and Crystals 2016, Tartu, Estonia, 27 August - 1 September 2016. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/833/1/012014

Diabatic models with transferrable parameters for generalized chemical reactions

2016

Journal Article

Nuclear quantum effects in water and aqueous systems: experiment, theory, and current challenges

Ceriotti, Michele, Fang, Wei, Kusalik, Peter G., McKenzie, Ross H., Michaelides, Angelos, Morales, Miguel A. and Markland, Thomas E. (2016). Nuclear quantum effects in water and aqueous systems: experiment, theory, and current challenges. Chemical Reviews, 116 (13), 7529-7550. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00674

Nuclear quantum effects in water and aqueous systems: experiment, theory, and current challenges

2016

Journal Article

Spin-orbit coupling and odd-parity superconductivity in the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6O17

Platt, Christian, Cho, Weejee, McKenzie, Ross H., Thomale, Ronny and Raghu, S. (2016). Spin-orbit coupling and odd-parity superconductivity in the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6O17. Physical Review B, 93 (21) 214515. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.214515

Spin-orbit coupling and odd-parity superconductivity in the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6O17

2015

Journal Article

Holon-doublon binding as the mechanism for the Mott transition

Prelovsek, Peter, Kokalj, Jure, Lenarcic, Zala and McKenzie, Ross H. (2015). Holon-doublon binding as the mechanism for the Mott transition. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 92 (235155) 235155. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.235155

Holon-doublon binding as the mechanism for the Mott transition

2015

Journal Article

Spin-triplet superconductivity in a weak-coupling Hubbard model for the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6 O17

Cho, Weejee, Platt, Christian, McKenzie, Ross H. and Raghu, Srinivas (2015). Spin-triplet superconductivity in a weak-coupling Hubbard model for the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6 O17. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 92 (13) 134514, 134514-1-134514-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.134514

Spin-triplet superconductivity in a weak-coupling Hubbard model for the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6 O17

2015

Journal Article

A unified diabatic description for electron transfer reactions, isomerization reactions, proton transfer reactions, and aromaticity

Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2015). A unified diabatic description for electron transfer reactions, isomerization reactions, proton transfer reactions, and aromaticity. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24598-24617. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02236c

A unified diabatic description for electron transfer reactions, isomerization reactions, proton transfer reactions, and aromaticity

2015

Journal Article

Shear viscosity of strongly interacting fermionic quantum fluids

Pakhira, Nandan and McKenzie, Ross H. (2015). Shear viscosity of strongly interacting fermionic quantum fluids. Physical Review B, 92 (12) 125103, 125103-1-125103-13. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.125103

Shear viscosity of strongly interacting fermionic quantum fluids

2015

Journal Article

Isotopic fractionation in proteins as a measure of hydrogen bond length

McKenzie, Ross H., Athokpam, Bijyalaxmi and Ramesh, Sai G. (2015). Isotopic fractionation in proteins as a measure of hydrogen bond length. Journal of Chemical Physics, 143 (4) 044309, 044309-044309-6. doi: 10.1063/1.4927391

Isotopic fractionation in proteins as a measure of hydrogen bond length

2015

Journal Article

Bond angle variations in XH<inf>3</inf> [X = N, P, As, Sb, Bi]: The critical role of Rydberg orbitals exposed using a diabatic state model

Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2015). Bond angle variations in XH3 [X = N, P, As, Sb, Bi]: The critical role of Rydberg orbitals exposed using a diabatic state model. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24618-24640. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02237a

Bond angle variations in XH<inf>3</inf> [X = N, P, As, Sb, Bi]: The critical role of Rydberg orbitals exposed using a diabatic state model

2015

Journal Article

Electron-vibration entanglement in the Born-Oppenheimer description of chemical reactions and spectroscopy

McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Rosh H., Hush, Noel S. and Reimers, Jeffrey R. (2015). Electron-vibration entanglement in the Born-Oppenheimer description of chemical reactions and spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24666-24682. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02239h

Electron-vibration entanglement in the Born-Oppenheimer description of chemical reactions and spectroscopy

2015

Journal Article

Non-adiabatic effects in thermochemistry, spectroscopy and kinetics: The general importance of all three Born-Oppenheimer breakdown corrections

Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2015). Non-adiabatic effects in thermochemistry, spectroscopy and kinetics: The general importance of all three Born-Oppenheimer breakdown corrections. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24641-24665. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02238j

Non-adiabatic effects in thermochemistry, spectroscopy and kinetics: The general importance of all three Born-Oppenheimer breakdown corrections

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2021
    2D or not 2D? Beyond the standard model of organic quantum spin liquids
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    The bad metallic state in quantum materials
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Quantum many-body theory of complex materials
    Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Simple models for hydrogen bonding
    Australian Academy of Science
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    ResTeach 2011 0.2 FTE School of Mathematics and Physics
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Interlayer magnetoresistance of strongly correlated electron materials
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Modelling quantum dynamics of electronic excited states in complex molecular materials
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Quantum coherence of electronic transport in layered magnetoresistive materials
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Quantum states of matter: from spin liquids to superconductors
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Organic superconductors and frustrated antiferromagnets: from quantum chemistry to quantum many-body theory
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Development of condensed matter theory
    Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Algebraic approach to exactly soluble models for disordered systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Quantum Many-Body Systems Network: Breakthrough Science and Frontier Technologies
    ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Interplay of superconductivity and magnetism in layered molecular crystals
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Magnetoresistance, magnetic oscillations and the coherence of interlayer charge transport in layered metals
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Models of Strongly Interacting Electrons in Low Dimensions
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Strongly correlated electron models for superconducting molecular crystals
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Theory of organic conductors in high magnetic fields
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Ross McKenzie is:
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Available projects

Supervision history

Completed supervision

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