19 Facts About Karen Hallberg

Karen Astrid Hallberg was born on May 10,1964 and is an Argentine scientist and professor of physics at the Balseiro Institute.

Karen Hallberg is the secretary general of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.

Karen Hallberg was awarded the 2019 International L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science Prize for Latin America.

Karen Hallberg began her studies in electronic engineering at the National University of Rosario.

Karen Hallberg worked alongside Francisco de la Cruz on the emerging field of superconductivity.

Karen Hallberg has extensively developed computer simulations to understand quantum matter.

Karen Hallberg is interested in emergent properties such as conductivity, superconductivity and magnetism.

Karen Hallberg is a researcher at National Scientific and Technical Research Council and led the National Atomic Energy Commission condensed matter theory group at the Bariloche Atomic Center.

Karen Hallberg is a Senior Associate of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics and of the International Center for Theoretical Physics-South American Institute for Fundamental Research.

Karen Hallberg worked on several numerical tools, including the density matrix renormalization group, a numerical method that can be used for low-dimensional strongly correlated bosonic and fermionic systems.

Karen Hallberg has studied superconductivity, magnetic order and spin-orbit coupling in complex materials and electronic transport in nanoscopic systems.

Karen Hallberg has visited and collaborated with centers such as the Indian Institute of Sciences, Oxford University, the London Center for Nanotechnology, University of Augsburg, University of Fribourg, University of Boston and Argonne National Lab and the University of Tokyo.

Karen Hallberg has spoken about the need to eliminate institutional barriers for women scientists, and for more support to be available to women.

Karen Hallberg was awarded the 2019 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award.

Karen Hallberg has discussed the need for improved access to science for people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as more recognition for teachers.

Karen Hallberg is committed to nuclear disarmament, and is the secretary general of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and member of the Advisory Board of International Student Young Pugwash.

Karen Hallberg is committed to ethics in science and was a member of the Argentine Committee on Ethics in Science and Technology.

Karen Hallberg was a board member of the American Physical Society, member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Quantum Applications, member of the advisory board of the International Institute of Physics, member of the Advisory Board of Papers in Physics and member of the Board of Directors of the Bunge and Born Foundation, and member of the Editorial Board of Physical Review Research.

Karen Hallberg is married to physicist Ingo Allekotte, with whom she has two children.