Physics

The Interfacial Transport group explores contaminant flow physics using applied mathematics combined with numerical simulations and experiments.

Our Unit studies how quantum and hybrid materials respond to light and convert, transport, and store energy, aiming to uncover new optoelectronic principles.

The MB-OpenQS Unit theoretically explores hybrid many-body quantum systems composed of strongly interacting matter and light.

Geomimicry, Emergence, and Meta Soil Unit re-imagines soil as adaptive matter. We learn nature's microscopic design rules to engineer "meta soils" with tailored composition and function.

The Algebraic Combinatorics and Fundamental Physics Unit investigates new algebro-combinatorial and geometric structures underlying quantum field theory, focusing on scattering amplitudes, total positivity, amplituhedra, and cluster algebras.

The Droplet and Soft Matter Unit explores soft matter, droplet, and interfacial physics to do fundamental science that is both beautiful and useful, especially in water-health-energy nexus.

The Solar-Terrestrial Environment and Climate Unit conducts research to enhance our understanding of the Sun, its surrounding environment, and their impacts on Earth’s climate and weather.

Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit explores dynamical and transport phenomena in various quantum matters and their spintronic, electronic, and quantum-information applications.

The Marine Physics and Engineering Unit advances the forecast of ocean dynamics and the development of hydrodynamic disaster mitigation alternatives, paving the way for novel ocean technologies.

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.

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.

We seek the principles governing the behavior of whole organisms, integrating physics, biology and computational approaches to understand life's most complex and fascinating phenomena.

The Theory of Quantum Matter (TQM) Unit carries out research into a wide range of problems in condensed matter and statistical physics.

We study interactions between small particles, such as atoms, and laser light using nano-optics tools, to better understand light’s influences on dynamics.

The Gravity, Quantum Geometry and Field Theory Unit’s research interest lies in revealing the quantum nature of spacetime. Geometrical aspects of gravity, manifested in General Relativity, h...

The mission of the Analysis and PDE unit is to reveal and analyze the mathematical principles reflecting natural phenomena expressed by partial differential equations and advance the boundar...

The CSE Unit analyzes the dynamics of complex adaptive systems, focusing on behavioral dynamics shaping social systems, eco-evolutionary dynamics shaping ecosystems, and their interactions.

Cognitive functions of the brain, such as sensory perception, learning and memory, and decision-making emerge from computations by neural networks. The advantages of biological neural comput...

In Quantum Dynamics Unit we study a unique system of elementary quantum particles, electrons, floating on the surface of liquid helium. Helium, which is a noble gas at room temperature, becomes liquid when it is cooled down in a refrigerator. Unlike any other substances encountered in nature, helium remains liquid even at the absolute zero temperature, thus contains no impurities and presents the cleanest substrate for electrons. At such low temperatures, electrons behave as quantum objects with charge and spin degrees of freedom, which can be harnessed for interesting applications, such as quantum computing. In Quantum Dynamics Unit we use a variety of experimental techniques such as microwave engineering and microfabrication to study properties of electrons on helium and harness them for quantum technology.

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.