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
Apr
2025
02
May
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
*** CANCELLED *** Quantum-NEST International School on Quantum Science and Technology | (smr 4065)
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school
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

Upcoming Seminars

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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28
Apr
2025
28
Apr
2025
28
Apr
2025
15:30
CMSP Lecture Series: Brief introduction to Abelian bosonization: XXZ spin-1/2 chain (Lecture 1)
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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
11:00
30
Apr
2025
30
Apr
2025
30
Apr
2025
12:00
CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Seminar Series): From microscopic dynamics to emergent behaviors in complex self-organizing molecular & supramolecular systems
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News

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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
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Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
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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
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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
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Call for Nominations, 2025 Dirac Medal
Nominees sought for ICTP's most prestigious prize
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Group photo, 2025 African Biophysics Workshop on Experimental and Computational Sciences
Promoting Biophysics in Africa
As part of ICTP’s 60th anniversary celebrations, a conference on cutting-edge techniques in…
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Publications

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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
Preprint
2025
Water is a superacid at extreme thermodynamic conditions
Thomas Thévenet | Axel Dian | Alexis Markovits | Sandro Scandolo | Arthur France-Lanord | Flavio Siro Brigiano
Preprint
2025
Opportunities and Challenges in Unsupervised Learning: The Case of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions
Giulia Sormani | Alex Rodriguez | Ali Hassanali
Journal article
2025
Boundary time crystals as AC sensors: Enhancements and constraints
SciPost Physics (2025)
Dominic Gribben | Anna Sanpera | Rosario Fazio | Jamir Marino | Fernando Iemini
Preprint
2025
Interplay of entanglement structures and stabilizer entropy in spin models
Michele Viscardi | Marcello Dalmonte | Alioscia Hamma | Emanuele Tirrito
Preprint
2025
Towards a robust approach to infer causality in molecular systems satisfying detailed balance
Vittorio Del Tatto | Debarshi Banerjee | Ali Hassanali | Alessandro Laio
Preprint
2025
Turning on the Light: Polymorphism-Induced Photoluminescence in Cysteine Crystals
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
Turning on the Light: Polymorphism-Induced Photoluminescence in Cysteine Crystals
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
Journal article
2025
Symmetry-based guidelines for the momentum-space spin textures of magnetic centrosymmetric crystals
Physica B: Condensed Matter (2025)
Sukanya Ghosh | Anita Yadav | Nataša Stojić | Nadia Binggeli
Preprint
2025
Meson-polariton and string dynamics via cavity coupling in Rydberg atom array
Zeno Bacciconi | Hernan B. Xavier | Matteo Marinelli | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Marcello Dalmonte
Journal article
2025
Investigating finite-size effects in random matrices by counting resonances
SciPost Physics (2025)
Anton Kutlin | Carlo Vanoni

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  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
School on Quantum Dynamics of Matter, Light and Information | (smr 4095)
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Aug
2025
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Sep
2025
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May
2025
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Conference on Frontiers in Atomistic Simulations: from Physics to Chemistry and…
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2025
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2025
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2025
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2025
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  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Advanced School and Conference on Quantum Matter | (smr 4114)
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2025
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2025
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2025
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  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
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  • Earth System Physics
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2025
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