ICTP RESEARCH SECTION

Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Research in the CMSP section spans some of the most exciting areas of theoretical condensed matter physics.

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Research Areas

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Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Many-body Quantum Systems

The investigations of quantum many-body systems at CMSP bridges different aspects of condensed matter, statistical mechanics and quantum information. The wide spectrum of topics covered includes…

Quantum Systems
Atomistic, Molecular, and Electronic Structure Simulations
Molcules
Materials for Renewable Energy Applications

Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy like solar radiation or wind requires the development of advanced functional materials. CMSP research in the field of sustainable…

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Physics of Nanostructures

Understanding the physics of nano-devices offers the fascinating opportunity to explore quantum properties of matter at the mesoscopic level. Besides their fundamental impact on modern technology…

Physics of Nanostructures

Permanent Scientists

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Rosario Fazio

Head of the Section
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Nadia Binggeli

Research Scientist
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Marcello Dalmonte

Research Scientist
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Ralph Gebauer

Senior Research Scientist
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Ali Hassanali

Senior Research Scientist
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Asja Jelic

Research Scientist
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Mikhail Kiselev

Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator, Postgraduate Programme Unit
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Sandro Scandolo

Senior Research Scientist
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Antonello Scardicchio

Senior Research Scientist
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Nicola Seriani

Associate Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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28
May
2025
30
May
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-Lincei Conference on Quantum Physics: from Foundations to Emerging Technologies | (smr 4073)
Physical
17
Apr
2025
conference
09
Jun
2025
20
Jun
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
8th African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications - ASESMA 2025 | (smr 4081)
Physical
23
Mar
2025
school
21
Jul
2025
23
Jul
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-WE Heraeus Conference on Non-equilibrium Quantum Statistical Physics | (smr 4090)
Physical
30
May
2025
conference
04
Aug
2025
15
Aug
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-WE Heraeus School and Workshop on Advances in Quantum Matter: Pushing the Boundaries | (smr 4094)
Physical
15
Apr
2025
school

Upcoming Seminars

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
10:00
21
May
2025
21
May
2025
21
May
2025
12:00
CMSP Seminar (Experimental Lecture Series): Lights, spectrometer, action: from photoemission basics to ultrafast movies
Physical
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
11:00
22
May
2025
22
May
2025
22
May
2025
13:00
CMSP Seminar (Experimental Lecture Series): Observing photo-induced dynamics via time-resolved photoemission spectroscopies
Physical

News

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ICTP quantum conference
Celebrating Quantum Science  
ICTP week of events launches Monday 26 May, featuring Nobel laureates and public events  
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
An AI-generated representation of a Fractional Quantum Hall material in a cavity
Quantum Materials, Trapped
New insights into light-matter interactions provide a deeper understanding of quantum materials
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Euler-Lagrange Lecture Hall Opening Ceremony, banner
Honoring Euler and Lagrange
New lecture room named after famous mathematicians will be inaugurated on 23 April
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Quantum Wire
How do quantum strings clang?
This question has been addressed in a Letter published in the April issue of Physical Review…
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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New AI Initiative in Trieste
ICTP participates in new centre for applied and basic research on Data Science and advanced…
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Other
Dirac medallists 2024
Dirac Medal Ceremony 2 April  
Four recipients of 2024 award to be honored
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics

Publications

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Journal article
2025
Crystallization of L‐Cysteine in Heavy Water Induces Intrinsic Fluorescence
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025)
Debarshi Banerjee | Sonika Chibh | Om Shanker Tiwari | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Marta Monti | Hadar R. Yakir | Shweta Pawar | Dror Fixler | Linda J.W. Shimon | Ehud Gazit | Ali Hassanali
Preprint
2025
Acid Base Chemistry of Short Hydrogen Bonds: A Tale of Schr\'odinger's Cat in Glutamine-Derived Crystals
Muhammad Nawaz Qaisrani | Nandha Kumar | Christian Dreßler | Ralph Gebauer | Ali Hassanali
Preprint
2025
Interplay of entanglement structures and stabilizer entropy in spin models
Michele Viscardi | Marcello Dalmonte | Alioscia Hamma | Emanuele Tirrito
Journal article
2025
Monitored long-range interacting systems: spin-wave theory for quantum trajectories
Nature Communications (2025)
Zejian Li | Anna Delmonte | Xhek Turkeshi | Rosario Fazio
Journal article
2025
Computational Simulations and Strategies for Optimal Hydrogen Storage Materials Design
PRX Energy (2025)
Vikram Mahamiya | Alok Shukla | Abhishek Kumar Adak | Hoonkyung Lee | Nicola Seriani | Ralph Gebauer
Preprint
2025
Chiral Gravitons on the Lattice
Hernan B. Xavier | Zeno Bacciconi | Titas Chanda | Dam Thanh Son | Marcello Dalmonte
Preprint
2025
Family-Vicsek universality of the binary intrinsic dimension of nonequilibrium data
Roberto Verdel | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Santiago Acevedo
Journal article
2025
Data-Driven Discovery of the Origins of UV Absorption in the Alpha-3C Protein
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2025)
Germaine Neza Hozana | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Ali Hassanali
Preprint
2025
Local vs non-local dynamics in cavity-coupled Rydberg atom arrays
Zeno Bacciconi | Hernan B. Xavier | Matteo Marinelli | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Marcello Dalmonte
Journal article
2025
Measurement-induced phase transitions in monitored infinite-range interacting systems
Physical Review Research (2025)
Anna Delmonte | Zejian Li | Gianluca Passarelli | Eric Yilun Song | Diego Barberena | Ana Maria Rey | Rosario Fazio
Journal article
2025
Breaking of Lorentz invariance caused by the interplay between spin-orbit interaction and transverse phonon modes in quantum wires
Physical Review Research (2025)
D. V. Efremov | Weyner Ccuiro | Luis E. F. Foa Torres | M. N. Kiselev
Journal article
2025
Design of radionuclide separations based on MD simulations
Analytica Chimica Acta (2025)
I. Giménez | Giulia Sormani | Rodríguez. A | Hassanali. A | Héctor Bagán Navarro | Alex Tarancón

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ICTP Simons Associates
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Advanced School and Conference on Quantum Matter | (smr 4114)
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2025
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