Michael Manfra
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Michael James Manfra is an American physicist and academic administrator serving as Special Advisor to the President and Provost at Purdue University. His research career has centered on condensed matter physics and quantum computing, particularly the study of topological phases of matter using nanoscale devices that probe strong electronic correlations and topological phenomena, as well as the development of new qubit platforms for fault-tolerant quantum computation. He is a recipient of the 2026 Oliver E. Buckley Prize in condensed matter physics from the American Physical Society, awarded for experimental work demonstrating anyonic braiding statistics in the fractional quantum Hall effect and for advancing understanding of topological excitations in two-dimensional systems. He is known for these contributions to condensed matter physics and quantum computing research.
Updated 6 August 2026
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