Dr. Mohammad Akram
Lecturer
Department of Physics , Faculty of Basic Sciences

muhammad.akram@buitms.edu.pk

Qualification

Ph.D. (2024)
Condensed Matter Theory
Arizona State University, United States
M.Phil. (2016)
Physics
Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Master's (2013)
Physics
Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Mechanics
  • Solid State Physics
  • Statistical Physics
  • Atomic & Molecular Physics
  • Eletromagnetic Theory-I
  • Quantum Mechanics-I

Research Interest

  • Quantum Spin Liquids
  • Topological Phases
  • Moiré superlattices
  • Skyrmions
  • Two-dimensional Magnets

Awards & Achivements

  • Fulbright Scholarship (Ph.D)
    2018

Academic & Social Links

I am a condensed matter theorist passionate about exploring quantum phenomena in two-dimensional magnets and moiré superlattices. I earned my Ph.D. in Physics from Arizona State University in 2024 and an M.Phil. from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Publications

Magnetically ordered yet topologically robust phases emerging in concurrent Kitaev spin liquids
Muhammad Akram, Aayush Vijayvargia, Hae-Young Kee, Onur Erten (2025) arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.21226 vol. - no. - pp. -
Octupolar Vortex Crystal and Toroidal Moment in Twisted Bilayer MnPSe3
Muhammad Akram, Fan Yang, Turan Birol, Onur Erten (2025) Nano letters vol. 25 no. 5 pp. 2002-2008
Emergent phases in the Yao-Lee model via coupling to topological spin textures
Muhammad Akram, Onur Erten (2025) Physical Review B vol. 112 no. 12 pp. 125140
Revival of antibiskyrmionic magnetic phases in bilayer
Jyotirish Das, Muhammad Akram, Onur Erten (2024) Physical Review B vol. 109 no. 10 pp. 104428
Theory of Moiré Magnetism in Twisted Bilayer α-RuCl3
Muhammad Akram, Jesse Kapeghian, Jyotirish Das, Roser Valentí, Antia S Botana, Onur Erten (2024) Nano letters vol. 24 no. 3 pp. 890-896
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Work Experience

August 2016 to Date
Lecturer at Department of Physics
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences