Faculty and Research Units OIST research units take a cross-disciplinary approach to research, and the PhD program encourages students to explore the intersections of disparate fields of science and technology. Find the research unit of your interest below. Faculty and Research Units Discover Research Specialties Browse research disciplines and specialities. Discover more Find a Faculty Member or Research Unit Research Unit | Faculty Member Biology Chemistry Computer Science Ecology and Evolution Engineering and Applied Sciences Marine Sciences Mathematics Neuroscience (-) Physics Facet Research Discipline Atomic physics Biophysics Complex systems (-) Condensed matter physics Fluid dynamics Material science Mechanics Nanoscience Optics Photonics Physics Quantum Quantum field theory Soft matter physics Theoretical sciences Facet Specialty Clear filters Electronic and Quantum Magnetism Unit We study topics of electron correlation in physics and materials science, such as emergent phenomena at quantum phase transitions, spin frustration and excitation, and Fermi surface evolution. Yejun Feng Associate Professor Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit Utilizing cutting-edge time-resolved techniques, including ultrafast PEEM and ARPES, the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit explores extreme light-matter interaction on the nanometer and femtosecond scale. Keshav M. Dani Professor Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences. Mahesh Bandi Professor Quantum Dynamics Unit In the nanoscopic world, electrons can exist in many places at once—a feature that, if harnessed to encode data, could revolutionize information processing. The Quantum Dynamics Unit is expl... Denis Konstantinov Professor Quantum Machines Unit We study in theory and experiments the engineering of quantum devices built from different subsystems that can collectively perform beyond the individual capabilities of their parts. Jason Twamley Professor Quantum Materials Science Unit We explore novel physics, leads to future nano-electronics and nano-spintronics, and design novel charge, spin, orbital, and/or phonon states in a variety of engineered quantum materials. Yoshinori Okada Associate Professor Theory of Quantum Matter Unit The Theory of Quantum Matter (TQM) Unit carries out research into a wide range of problems in condensed matter and statistical physics. Nic Shannon Professor Annual Reports A yearly report from each research unit Visit the page
Electronic and Quantum Magnetism Unit We study topics of electron correlation in physics and materials science, such as emergent phenomena at quantum phase transitions, spin frustration and excitation, and Fermi surface evolution. Yejun Feng Associate Professor
Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit Utilizing cutting-edge time-resolved techniques, including ultrafast PEEM and ARPES, the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit explores extreme light-matter interaction on the nanometer and femtosecond scale. Keshav M. Dani Professor
Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences. Mahesh Bandi Professor
Quantum Dynamics Unit In the nanoscopic world, electrons can exist in many places at once—a feature that, if harnessed to encode data, could revolutionize information processing. The Quantum Dynamics Unit is expl... Denis Konstantinov Professor
Quantum Machines Unit We study in theory and experiments the engineering of quantum devices built from different subsystems that can collectively perform beyond the individual capabilities of their parts. Jason Twamley Professor
Quantum Materials Science Unit We explore novel physics, leads to future nano-electronics and nano-spintronics, and design novel charge, spin, orbital, and/or phonon states in a variety of engineered quantum materials. Yoshinori Okada Associate Professor
Theory of Quantum Matter Unit The Theory of Quantum Matter (TQM) Unit carries out research into a wide range of problems in condensed matter and statistical physics. Nic Shannon Professor