Condensed Matter, Quantum Information, Quantum Materials & Quantum Sensors
From quantum materials and quantum information to the fundamental physics of liquids and glasses, we aim to uncover the organizing principles of matter using a broad range of theoretical and experimental techniques. In particular we pursue the fascinating problem of how emergent properties of materials arise from complex interactions in many-particle systems.
Theoretical Faculty
Shaffique Adam
Condensed matter theory, 2D materials, Moiré materials, Superconductivity, Electron hydrodynamics
Zohar Nussinov
Topological quantum order & structure of glasses
Alex Seidel
Topological phases, strongly correlated electron systems, fractional quantum Hall effect, quantum magnetism
Li Yang
Large-scale, first-principles simulations of quantum mechanics to understand many-electron interactions and excited-state properties of new materials; prediction of novel electronic, optical, magnetic, and topological properties for applications.
Chuanwei Zhang
Theoretical ultracold atomic gases, quantum information processing, photonics, topological quantum materials, and 2D materials.
Experimental Faculty
Erik Henriksen
Electronic, optical, and thermodynamic properties of atomically thin materials: physics of graphene, quantum spin liquids, and other exotic quantum phases of matter.
Sheng Ran
Condensed matter physics, quantum materials
Xi Wang
Creation and investigation of exotic quantum states of matter for next-generation optical, electronic, and information technologies; spectroscopy and microscopy
Chong Zu
Quantum sensing and simulation using solid-state spin defects (e.g. nitrogen-vacancy and silicon-vacancy centers in diamond)
