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 Quantum Gravity Unit Curiosity-driven research on fundamental theoretical physics. Recent focus areas include higher-spin theory, de Sitter holography, black holes and asymptotic symmetries. Yasha Neiman Associate Professor Quantum Information Science and Technology Unit Quantum information science and technology brings quantum mechanics and information theory together and includes, but is not limited to, quantum computation, quantum communication, and quantum metrology. Kae Nemoto Professor Quantum Information Security Unit The research unit will conduct theoretical research into all aspects of quantum information processing with focus on the nature of randomness and its applications in secure communication. Artur Ekert Professor (Adjunct) 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 Quantum Systems Unit We study synthetic few- and many-body systems made from ultra-cold atomic gases and develop methods to quantify, control, and engineer their properties and their dynamics. Thomas Busch Professor Qubits and Spacetime Unit The Qubits and Spacetime Unit explores quantum properties of spacetime Philipp Höhn Assistant Professor Sensory and Behavioural Neuroscience Unit We investigate how behavioural contexts tune olfactory information processing in the mouse brain. Methods used include neurophysiology, imaging, circuit analysis, behaviour. Izumi Fukunaga Associate Professor Shocks, Solitons and Turbulence Unit The Shocks, Solitons and Turbulence Unit studies nonlinear-wave phenomena, from space weather to biological networks, to predict and control how mass and energy propagate in space-time Emile Touber 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 pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit We work on creating synthetic methods for polymer semiconductors and the development of new materials for use in organic electronics (e.g., OLEDs, stretchable devices, bioelectronics). Christine Luscombe Professor Pagination First page 1 2 3 Annual Reports A yearly report from each research unit Visit the page
Quantum Gravity Unit Curiosity-driven research on fundamental theoretical physics. Recent focus areas include higher-spin theory, de Sitter holography, black holes and asymptotic symmetries. Yasha Neiman Associate Professor
Quantum Information Science and Technology Unit Quantum information science and technology brings quantum mechanics and information theory together and includes, but is not limited to, quantum computation, quantum communication, and quantum metrology. Kae Nemoto Professor
Quantum Information Security Unit The research unit will conduct theoretical research into all aspects of quantum information processing with focus on the nature of randomness and its applications in secure communication. Artur Ekert Professor (Adjunct)
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
Quantum Systems Unit We study synthetic few- and many-body systems made from ultra-cold atomic gases and develop methods to quantify, control, and engineer their properties and their dynamics. Thomas Busch Professor
Qubits and Spacetime Unit The Qubits and Spacetime Unit explores quantum properties of spacetime Philipp Höhn Assistant Professor
Sensory and Behavioural Neuroscience Unit We investigate how behavioural contexts tune olfactory information processing in the mouse brain. Methods used include neurophysiology, imaging, circuit analysis, behaviour. Izumi Fukunaga Associate Professor
Shocks, Solitons and Turbulence Unit The Shocks, Solitons and Turbulence Unit studies nonlinear-wave phenomena, from space weather to biological networks, to predict and control how mass and energy propagate in space-time Emile Touber 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
pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit We work on creating synthetic methods for polymer semiconductors and the development of new materials for use in organic electronics (e.g., OLEDs, stretchable devices, bioelectronics). Christine Luscombe Professor