Correlated quantum systems near and far from equilibrium

2026-05-11 09:00 2026-06-05 Correlated quantum systems near and far from equilibrium Institut Pascal
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Subjects : Physics

Far from equilibrium dynamics in strongly-coupled systems is a formidable challenge, presenting itself across energy scales, from the quark-gluon plasma in high energy to strongly-correlated materials in condensed matter. 

Organizing Committee:
  • Blaise Goutéraux
  • Erik van Heumen
  • Andrew Lucas
  • Benjamin Withers
  • Freek Massee

 

Program Manager: Francesca Sconfienza
Deadline for primary consideration of applications: February 22nd, 2026

Experiments on ultra-short time scales have permeated research in strongly correlated condensed matter systems, probing entirely new regimes of hydrodynamics near equilibrium, including fluctuation and nonlinear effects.

The four-week program will bring leading experts from both high energy and condensed matter together in a highly interdisciplinary program to discuss the latest advances in theory and experiment. To facilitate interactions between different communities, each week follows the following pattern

Tuesdays: In light of the variety of scientific backgrounds and methods we expect to host one introductory lecture per week (aimed at PhD candidates or researchers from a different field), followed by a research-focused talks.

Other days: Talks in the morning, with the afternoon dedicated to discussions.

Invited speakers:

  • Peter Abbamonte (Urbana-Champaign U)
  • N Peter Armitage (John Hopkins)
  • Kamran Behnia (ESPCI)
  • Cristina Bena (Université Paris Saclay)
  • Siham Benhabib (Université Paris Saclay)
  • Aristomenis Donos (Durham U)
  • Séamus Davis (Oxford University)
  • Ilya Esterlis (University of Madison, Wisconsin)
  • Benoît Fauqué (ESPCI)
  • Michal Heller (Gent U)
  • Akash Jain (Oxford U)
  • Yannis Laplace (Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau)
  • Dragan Mihailovic (University of Ljubljana)
  • Matteo Mitrano (Harvard)
  • Corentin Morice (Université Paris Saclay)
  • Niloufar Nilforoushan (Université Paris Cité)
  • Christian Pantelidou (University College, Dublin)
  • Natalia Pinzani-Fokeeva (University of Florence)
  • Dragana Popovic (Florida State U)
  • Marvin Qi (University of Chicago)
  • Louk Rademaker (Leiden U)
  • Davide Valentinis (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)