Jesse Berezovsky studies quantum interactions between spins and photons in solid-state devices, using novel material systems, innovative techniques, and tailored nanoscale electronic, magnetic, and photonic devices. He also applies methods from statistical physics to understand fundamental structures in music from first principles, while developing new approaches to composing and performing music (see group website for more).

Xuan Gao’s research focuses on understanding the electronic properties of nanoscale quantum materials and their applications in devices, such as field-effect transistors, and technologies including computing, energy harvesting, and sensing (see group website for more).

Walter Lambrecht uses advanced computational methods, from density functional theory to many-body perturbation theory, to study the electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of 2D and quantum materials, as well as defects in wide band-gap semiconductors (see group website for more).

Hari Padma addresses fundamental problems in quantum materials, with a focus on probing and controlling nonequilibrium electronic phases. To this end, his group develops ultrafast spectroscopic tools in the laboratory as well as x-ray facilities around the world (see group website for more).

Giuseppe Strangi researches nanophotonics, metamaterials, plasmonics, and metasurfaces, focusing on how extreme optical environments can control light–matter interactions at the nanoscale. His work has applications in quantum technologies, biosensing, and energy harvesting (see group website for more).

Shulei Zhang theoretically investigates magnetism and topological matter, focusing on how emergent spin and charge transport arise from quantum geometric effects and many-body interactions in quantum materials. Current projects include nonreciprocal spin-charge transport, spin-wave dynamics, and skyrmionics.