The research interests of the CM group are diverse, reflecting the breadth of the largest subfield in physics. Currently, the core strengths revolve around understanding the fundamental physics of nanostructured metal, semiconductor, and organic materials, including their deposition and formation mechanisms; surface, interface, and structural properties; ultrafast and nonlinear optical properties; theoretical investigation of materials using a variety of computational tools ranging from Density Functional Theory to Quantum Monte Carlo and applications in quantum information science. These studies are primarily inspired by the potential uses of these materials in the design and fabrication of next-generation nanoelectronic, opto-electronic, and optical and nano-optical devices, including quantum devices.
Research efforts in individual labs are supported by departmental nanofabrication facilities and the NanoImaging Facility. More details can be found in the research pages of individual faculty.
Faculty with Research Interests in Condensed Matter Physics:
 Dr. Can Ataca Bio Research Group |
 Dr. Sebastian Deffner Bio Quantum Thermodynamics Group |
 Dr. Theodosia Gougousi Bio Materials Physics Lab |
 Dr. L. Michael Hayden Bio Hayden Research Group |
 Dr. Anthony Johnson Bio |
 Dr. Jason Kestner Bio Kestner Group |
 Dr. Matthew Pelton Bio Laboratory for Optical Studies of Nanoscale Physics |
 Dr. Terrance Worchesky Bio |