Department of Physics at the U of I

Condensed Matter Physics

Mottness: Physics of High-Temperature Cuprate Superconductors

What is Condensed Matter Physics?

Condensed matter physics attempts to understand and manipulate the properties of matter in its solid and liquid forms from fundamental physical principles of quantum and statistical mechanics.

What Are We Doing With Condensed Matter Physics at the U of I?

The University of Illinois maintains a distinguished tradition of focusing on the collective properties of matter and the emergence of novel and unusual states of matter, such as superconductivity and superfluidity.

Research in these areas has been recognized by numerous major awards, including Nobel Prizes to John Bardeen and Anthony Leggett. However, the university is also distinguished by its strong contributions to the development of technology emanating from condensed matter physics, especially in the area of semiconductor physics.

Today, the condensed matter group is the largest focus area in the department, with vibrant programs in both theory and experimental work. Every area of modern-day condensed matter physics is represented at Illinois, together with numerous cross-disciplinary programs in atomic, molecular and optical physics, materials science, and even biology.

Faculty

Abbamonte, Peter Associate Professor 104 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.244.4861	Baym, Gordon A Research Professor 337C Loomis Laboratory 217.333.4363
Bezryadin, Alexey Professor 1016 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.333.9580	Budakian, Raffi Associate Professor 106 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.333.3065
Ceperley, David M Professor 2107 Engineering Sciences Building 217.244.0646	Chiang, Tai-Chang Research Professor 170 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.333.2593
Cooper, S. Lance Professor 218 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.333.2589	Dahmen, Karin A Associate Professor 2127 Engineering Sciences Building 217.244.8873
Eckstein, James N Professor 1019 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.244.7709	Fradkin, Eduardo H Professor 2119 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.4409
Giannetta, Russell W Professor 129 Loomis Laboratory 217.333.5882	Goldenfeld, Nigel Professor 3113 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.8027
Granick, Steve Professor of Physics (0%) Professor of Materials Science and Eng. 1022 Seitz Materials Research Lab	Greene, Laura H Professor 1021 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.333.7315
Hughes, Taylor L Assistant Professor 2115 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.1195	Leggett, Anthony J Professor 2113 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.2077
MacDougall, Gregory Assistant Professor 216 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.300.0147	Makri, Nancy Professor of Physics (0%) Professor of Chemistry A442 Chemical and Life Sci Lab 217.333.6589
Mason, Nadya Associate Professor 1017 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.244.9114	Nayfeh, Munir Professor 407 Loomis Laboratory 217.333.3774
Park, Wan Kyu Visiting Research Associate Professor 126 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.265.5010	Phillips, Philip W Professor 2121 Engineering Sciences Building 217.244.2003
Ryu, Shinsei Assistant Professor 2129 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.4229	Schiffer, Peter Professor 214 Seitz Materials Research Lab
Slichter, Charles P Research Professor 311 Loomis Laboratory 217.333.3834	Stone, Michael Professor 2117 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.2891
Van Harlingen, Dale J Professor 211 Loomis Laboratory 217.333.3760	Vishveshwara, Smitha Associate Professor 2109 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.4370
Wagner, Lucas K Research Scientist 2131 Engineering Sciences Building	Weaver, John H Professor of Physics (0%) Professor of Materials Science and Eng. 262 Seitz Materials Research Lab 217.244.3528
Weaver, Richard L Professor 4115 Engineering Sciences Building 217.333.3656
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