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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Ralph Gebauer

Head of the Section
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Marcello Dalmonte

Research Scientist
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Rosario Fazio

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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21
Sep
2026
09
Oct
2026
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
School and Workshop on Ultrafast Electronics Meets Quantum Thermodynamics | (smr 4238)
Physical
21
Jun
2026
school
12
Oct
2026
30
Oct
2026
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-WE Heraeus College on Advances in Topological Quantum Matter | (smr 4242)
Physical
21
Jun
2026
scientific activity
16
Nov
2026
20
Nov
2026
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Open Quantum Systems - from Quantum Information to Condensed Matter | (smr 4204)
Physical
31
Aug
2026
scientific activity
07
Dec
2026
18
Dec
2026
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
African Biophysics Workshop in Experimental and Computational Techniques | (smr 4186)
Physical
05
Sep
2026
workshop

Upcoming Seminars

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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Sep
2026
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2026
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Sep
2026
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Condensed Matter Seminar (News & Views series): Quantum transport in disordered Chern insulators
Physical
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
11:00
24
Sep
2026
24
Sep
2026
24
Sep
2026
12:00
CMSP News and Views Seminar Series: Exploring alternatives to digital artificial neural networks
Physical

News

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Diploma graduates 2026
Graduation Day for ICTP Diploma Students
42 young scientists celebrate successful completion of master's-level studies
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
2025-2026 CMSP Postgraduate Diploma students
2025-2026 CMSP Postgraduate Diploma students
2025-2026 CMSP Postgraduate Diploma students
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
2026 Dirac Medal Announcement
ICTP Announces 2026 Dirac Medal Recipients
Four physicists share award for pioneering contributions to statistical mechanics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
panel discussion at ICTP
2027 at ICTP: Conferences, Schools and Workshops Announced
From AI to Particle Physics, ICTP events promote open access to cutting-edge science
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Kenneth Charles Showalter and students
Memorial Giving and Planned Support at ICTP
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Kenneth Showalter, Rajarshi Roy, Harry Swinney, along with Abhijit Sen in 2008
The Legacy of Hands-on Science
ICTP memorialises two founders of successful hands-on workshop series
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Science, Technology and Innovation

Publications

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Preprint
2026
Magic of Kitaev spin liquids
Eleonora Lamma | Tim Bauer | Marcello Dalmonte | Mario Collura
Preprint
2026
Many-body ergodicity breaking from wavefunction snapshots
Riccardo Andreoni | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Marcello Dalmonte | Lev Vidmar | Miroslav Hopjan
Preprint
2026
Tracking Chirality during Molecular Motor Photoisomerization via Simulated Time-Resolved Circular Dichroism
Leonardo Biancorosso | Ali Hassanali | Mauro Stener | Emanuele Coccia | Marta Monti | Gonzalo Díaz Mirón
Journal article
2026
Quantum Brownian Motion: Proving that the Schmid Transition Belongs to the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless Universality Class
Physical Review Letters (2026)
F. G. Capone | A. de Candia | V. Cataudella | R. Fazio | N. Nagaosa | C. A. Perroni | G. De Filippis
Journal article
2026
Polaron-enhanced carrier separation at the anatase (101)/(001) interface: A constrained density functional theory study
Physical Review B (2026)
Qiong Hu | Ran Zhang | Rutong Si | Qingxia Ge | Wen-Jin Yin | Ralph Gebauer
Preprint
2026
Universality of Magic in Local Quantum Field Theory
Valentin Benedetti | Atish Dabholkar | Marcello Dalmonte
Preprint
2026
Glassy Signatures in Water's Second Liquid
Florian Pabst | Ali Hassanali
Journal article
2026
Quantum Mpemba effect in chaotic systems with conservation laws
Physical Review B (2026)
Thomas Martin Müller | Silvia Pappalardi | Rosario Fazio
Preprint
2026
Universality of Magic in Local Quantum Field Theory
Valentin Benedetti | Atish Dabholkar | Marcello Dalmonte
Preprint
2026
Glassy Signatures in Water's Second Liquid
Florian Pabst | Ali Hassanali
Preprint
2026
Hydrogen-Bond Donor-Acceptor Imbalance in Low-Frequency Terahertz Water Spectra
Lilian Najm Alsayed | Florian Pabst | Giuseppe Cassone | Ali Hassanali | Fabio Novelli
Preprint
2026
Chiral Graviton Modes in Non-Abelian lattice Fractional Quantum Hall states
Zeno Bacciconi | Min Long | Hernan Xavier | Hongyu Lu | Marcello Dalmonte | Zi Yang Meng

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Open Quantum Systems - from Quantum Information to Condensed Matter | (smr 4204)
scientific activity
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2026
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2026
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Aug
2026
Opportunity
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
2026 CMSP Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship in Excited-State Dynamics of Aqueous Systems
Postdoctoral Opportunity
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Sep
2026
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  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
African Biophysics Workshop in Experimental and Computational Techniques | (smr…
workshop
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Dec
2026
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Dec
2026
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2026
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  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Childcare Support Grant Pilot Programme
Short-term Visits
31
Dec
2026
Opportunity
  • High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
  • Earth System Physics
  • Quantitative Life Sciences
  • Science, Technology and Innovation
Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL)
Laboratory Opportunity
31
Dec
2026
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