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2025 Theory Winter School

Strong Correlation Across Newly Accessible Length and Energy Scales

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The National High Magnetic Field lab in Tallahassee, Florida will hold its thirteenth Theory Winter School from January 6 to 10, 2025.

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November 8, 2024

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The principal theme of our school this year is exploring strongly correlated physics across newly accessible length and energy scales which is a concerted effort by us to communicate exciting new ideas in this area of condensed matter physics to a wide audience. Many aspects of this subject (moiré graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, fractional Chern insulators, Wigner crystals and strange metals) have become active areas of research leading to new theories, experiments and computational methods to address them. It is our objective to initiate closer dialogue between the various subfields and discuss the open questions at the forefront of this area of research.

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Speakers

Confirmed speakers

  • B. Andrei Bernevig (Princeton)
  • Dmitri Efetov (LMU Munich)
  • Kristjan Haule (Rutgers)
  • Eun-Ah Kim (Cornell)
  • Zhengguang Lu (FSU and National MagLab)
  • Allan MacDonald (Univ. Texas Austin)
  • Aavishkar Patel (Flatiron)
  • Nicolas Regnault (CNRS and Princeton)
  • Joerg Schmalian (Karlsruhe)
  • Jie Shan (Cornell)
  • Di Xiao (University of Washington)
  • Jiabin Yu (University of Florida)

The Organizing Committee for the Winter School will individually contact students who applied to register for the School. The registration is being provided by the Florida State University Conference Center to comply with University policies and to provide a secure environment for financial information.

Participant Registration Fees

We anticipate the registration fee to be $650 USD per student. The precise cost will depend on the number of participants.

The registration fee will cover accommodation, transportation between the hotel and the lab, and most meals Monday through Friday. The registration fee does not cover travel to or from Tallahassee, FL, travel to or from the airport, or miscellaneous expenses.

Cancellation Policy

Registration fees are not refundable. The Organizing Committee may make exceptions on a case-by-case basis under exceptional circumstances. Please address requests for refunds to the Conference Organizers.

Please refer to Travel to Tallahassee page for more information.

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The only facility of its kind in the United States, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (less formally known as the Magnet Lab) is the largest and highest-powered magnet laboratory in the world, headquartered in a sprawling 370,000-square-foot complex near Florida State University in Tallahassee. The lab also includes sites at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the University of Florida in Gainesville. Together these three institutions operate the lab, collaborating in a unique, interdisciplinary way to advance basic science, engineering and technology in the 21st century.

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The Magnet Lab

Established by the National Science Foundation in 1990, the lab is a national resource open to both curious visitors and world-renowned scientists. Centralizing the country's greatest magnet-related tools, resources and expertise is not only efficient and cost-effective, but also encourages fruitful, collaborative research at the highest level. Every year, more than 900 visiting scientists and engineers from across the world conduct experiments using our state-of-the-art equipment. Our magnets are far larger, far more powerful and far more complex than the everyday magnets most people are familiar with. Many were designed, developed and built by our magnet engineering and design team, widely recognized as the finest in the world.

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory offers the Dirac Postdoctoral Fellowship, a two-year (renewable for an additional year) postdoctoral fellowship in condensed matter theory. The program is designed for Ph.D.'s with a research interest in any of the condensed matter areas represented by the three sites of the National MagLab. In particular, this year, we are looking for applicants interested in any of the following research topics: unconventional superconductivity, strongly correlated electron systems, magnetism, 2D moiré/graphene/TMD systems, and plasmonics.

Contacts

Garry Lawrence

Organizers

B. Andrei Bernevig (Princeton)

Hitesh Changlani (FSU and National MagLab)

Vladimir Dobrosavljevic (FSU and National MagLab)

2024 Theory Winter School

The twelfth annual Theory Winter School in person from January 8 to 12, 2024.

This year's theme is New Frontiers in Superconductivity. The school will bring together lectures covering recent developments in the field of superconductivity. The topics will include material and technique-specific developments, such as 2D moiré and graphene materials, hydride sulfides, photo-induced superconductivity, and uranium ditelluride, as well as more general theoretical discoveries in the realm of flat-band superconductivity and efficient solutions to gap equations.

Organizers

  • Cyprian Lewandowski, FSU & National MagLab
  • Oskar Vafek, FSU & National MagLab
  • Nick Bonesteel, FSU & National MagLab

Contacts

  • Garry Lawrence

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations/Videos
Erez Berg Weizmann Institute of Science
  • Superconductivity in crystalline multilayer graphene I (Slides, Video)
  • Superconductivity in crystalline multilayer graphene II (Slides, Video)
Nick Butch University of Maryland
  • Uranium ditelluride - a variety of spin-triplet, high magnetic field, and/or pressure-induced superconducting phases (Slides, Video)
Andrea Cavalleri Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
  • Emergent phenomena in driven quantum materials (Slides, Video)
Andrey Chubukov University of Minnesota
  • Eliashberg theory of superconductivity and its subtleties (Slides, Video)
  • Superconductivity out of a non-Fermi liquid (Slides, Video)
Rafael Fernandes University of Minnesota
  • Multi-component superconductivity I: chiral, nematic, and charge-4e superconducting states (Slides, Video)
  • Multi-component superconductivity II: chiral, nematic, and charge-4e superconducting states (Slides, Video)
Marcel Franz University of British Columbia
  • Topological superconductivity in twisted double-layer high-Tc cuprates I: Theory, experimental signatures, and applications (Slides, Video)
  • Topological superconductivity in twisted double-layer high-Tc cuprates II: Theory, experimental signatures, and applications (Slides, Video)
Jeong Min Park Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • The magic family of twisted graphene superconductors (Slides, Video)
Stevan Nadj-Perge California Institute of Technology
  • Tunable Enhancement of Superconductivity in Spin-Orbit Proximitized Bernal Bilayer Graphene (Slides, Video)
Boris Svistunov University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Precursory Cooper Flow: From Physics Phenomenon to Computational Techniques (Slides, Video)
  • Counterflow Ordering (Slides, Video)
Päivi Törmä Aalto University
  • Quantum geometric superfluid stiffness and flat band superconductivity (Slides, Video)
  • Quantum geometry in moiré materials and non-equilibrium flat band transport (Slides, Video)
Norman Yao Harvard University
  • Quantum sensing with Nitrogen-Vacancy centers (Video)
  • Imaging the Meissner effect in Superconducting Hydrides at High Pressures (Video)

2023 Theory Winter School

The eleventh annual Theory Winter School in person from January 9 to 13, 2023.

This year's theme is electron correlations in fractional quantum Hall effects and moiré materials. The School aims to provide an introductory overview of key results and unanswered questions in both fields, theoretical and experimental, and point towards possible connections or analogies between these two correlated systems.

Organizers

  • Nick Bonesteel, FSU & National MagLab
  • Cyprian Lewandowski, FSU & National MagLab
  • Steven Simon, Oxford
  • Oskar Vafek, FSU & National MagLab

Contacts

  • Aisha Qureshi

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations/Videos
Nick Bultnick Oxford
Liang Fu MIT
Bert Halperin Harvard
Michael Manfra Purdue
Ady Stern Weizmann

2023 Theory Winter School Videos

View the 2023 Theory Winter School Videos on the YouTube playlist.


2022 Theory Winter School

The tenth annual Theory Winter School virtually from January 10 to 14, 2022.

This year's theme is non-equilibrium quantum matter. We aim to communicate exciting new developments in this area of condensed matter physics to a wide audience. Many aspects of this subject (eigenstate thermalization, many-body localization, quantum scars, Floquet theory, random circuits, etc.) have become active research areas thanks to new analytic insights and computational algorithms. We will initiate dialogue among various subfields and between theory and experiment, with an eye on simulating non-equilibrium dynamics on intermediate-scale quantum computers.

Download 2022 Theory Winter School Poster

Organizers

  • Hitesh Changlani, FSU and National MagLab
  • Vedika Khemani, Stanford
  • Roderich Moessner, MPIPKS Dresden
  • Kun Yang, FSU and National MagLab

Contacts

  • Arshad Javed
  • Aisha Qureshi

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations/Videos
Anushya Chandran Boston University
Fabian Essler Oxford
Stephen Hill FSU and National MagLab
Roderich Moessner  
Joel Moore UC Berkeley
Adam Nahum ENS Paris
Pedram Roushan Google
Maksym Serbyn IST Austria
Romain Vasseur UMass Amherst

2022 Theory Winter School Videos

View the videos on the YouTube playlist.


2021 Theory Winter School

Topic: Modern aspects of quantum condensed matter

The 2021 Theory Winter School was held virtually via Zoom, on 11-15 January, 2021. This year's School focus on "Modern aspects of quantum condensed matter", a subject inspired by recent developments in condensed matter physics. These developments shed new light on open questions of quantum criticality, unconventional superconductivity, and new types of topological phases of matter. The tentative topics of the school include novel phases in twisted bilayer graphene and other moire systems, recent developments in unconventional superconductivity, topology of electronic states, and quantum magnetism.

Download 2021 Theory Winter School poster

Organizers

  • Barry Bradlyn, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
  • Andrey Chubukov, Univ. of Minnesota
  • Oskar Vafek, National MagLab/FSU

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations/Videos
Daniel Agterberg University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Lecture 1: Nodal excitations in superconductors: insight from symmetry and topology
  • Lecture 2: Nodal excitations in superconductors: insight from symmetry and topology
Leon Balents KITP and UC Santa Barbara
  • Lecture 1: Magnetism and Moiré
  • Lecture 2: Magnetism and Moiré
Andrei Bernevig Princeton University
  • Lecture 1: Flat Bands in Moire Lattices and Beyond
  • Lecture 2: Flat Bands in Moire Lattices and Beyond
Jenifer Cano Stony Brook University/Flatiron Institute
Allan MacDonald UT Austin
  • Lecture 1: Broken Flavor Symmetries in Twisted Bilayer Graphene
  • Lecture 2: Broken Flavor Symmetries in Twisted Bilayer Graphene
Max Metlitski MIT
  • Lecture 1: Aspects of symmetry protected topological phases
  • Lecture 2: Aspects of symmetry protected topological phases
Nicolas Regnault Ecole Normale, Paris
  • Lecture 1: Twisted bilayer graphene and Coulomb interaction: baking insulator states in six steps
  • Lecture 2: Twisted bilayer graphene and Coulomb interaction: baking insulator states in six steps
Lucile Savary CNRS Lyon
  • Lecture 1: Quantum Spin Liquids
  • Lecture 2: Quantum Spin Liquids
Ashvin Vishwanath Harvard University

2021 Theory Winter School Videos

View the videos on the YouTube playlist.


2020 Theory Winter School

2020 Theory Winter School was held on January 6-10, 2020. This year's School focused on "Quantum Matter Without Quasiparticles", a subject inspired by recent developments in condensed matter physics and beyond. These development shed new light on open questions of quantum criticality, unconventional superconductivity, and new types of topological phases of matter. The tentative topics of the school include electron transport without quasiparticles, Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev models, novel phases in twisted bilayer graphene, fracton topological phases, deconfined quantum criticality, and many-body localization.

Download 2020 Theory Winter School poster

Organizers

  • Piers Coleman, Rutgers
  • Dmitrii Maslov, University of Florida
  • Rahul Nandkishore, University of Colorado-Boulder
  • Yuxuan Wang, University of Florida

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations/Videos
Liang Fu MIT
Alex Kamenev University of Minnesota
Hae-Young Kee University of Toronto
Philip Kim Harvard
Sung-Sik Lee  
Leonid Levitov MIT
Andrew Lucas  
Srinivas Raghu Stanford
Oskar Vafek National MagLab & FSU
Cenke Xu UCSB

2020 Theory Winter School Videos

View the videos on the YouTube playlist.


2019 Theory Winter School

Topic: Strongly correlated and quantum spin liquid physics, Weyl and topological physics and new computational techniques.

2019 Theory Winter School was held on January 7-11, 2019. This year's theory school was a concerted effort to address several challenges in modern condensed matter physics. Recent computational advances and new analytic insights suggest the need for multifaceted approaches that bring together the study of model Hamiltonians, ab-initio methods and experiments to gain new understanding of quantum materials. This synergy between communities will impact endeavors where theory is guiding new discoveries.

Download 2019 Theory Winter School Poster

Organizers

  • Hitesh Changlani (FSU)
  • Turan Birol (U Minnesota)
  • Kemp Plumb (Brown)
  • Vladimir Dobrasavljevic (FSU)
  • Laura Greene (National MagLab and FSU)

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations/Videos
Luis Balicas National MagLab Novel transport phenomena in topological semimetals - YouTube Video
B. Andrei Bernevig Princeton
Collin Broholm Johns Hopkins
Jennifer Cano Stony Brook
Andrey Chubukov University of Minnesota
Rebecca Flint Iowa State
Kristjan Haule Rutgers
Efstratios Manousakis FSU and National MagLab
Nandini Trivedi Ohio State
Steve White U C Irvine Novel DMRG approaches for electronic structure- YouTube Video

2019 Theory Winter School Videos

View the videos on the YouTube playlist.


2018 Theory Winter School

2018 Theory Winter School was held on January 8-12, 2018. The lectures focus on the synergy among several disciplines of physics, including quantum information, condensed matter, cold atoms, high energy and statistical physics. In this winter school, we bring together leading experts to give a series of lectures aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The lectures will introduce and explain concepts explored in quantum information theory, such as entanglement, and outstanding questions in many-body physics.

Download 2018 Theory Winter School poster

Organizers

  • Israel Klich, Univ. of Virginia
  • Roger Melko, Univ. of Waterloo
  • Kun yang, FSU, National MagALb

Contacts

  • Arshad Javed
  • Aisha Qureshi

Invited Speakers

2018 Theory Winter School

Speakers Institutions Presentations/Videos
Adrian Feiguin Northeastern Univ. Boston
Steven Girvin Yale University
Duncan Haldene Princeton University
Matthew Headrick  
David Huse Princeton University
Ragibul Islam Univ. Waterloo/IQC
Israel Klich Univ. of Virginia
Adrian Del Maestro Univ. Of Vermont
Roger Melko Univ. of Waterloo
Subir Sachdev Harvard University
Ryu Shinsei Univ. Of Chicago

2018 Theory Winter School Videos

View the or on the YouTube playlist.


2017 Theory Winter School

2017 Theory Winter School was held on January 9-13, 2017. This year, the lectures focused on the synergy among several disciplines of physics, including quantum information, condensed matter, cold atoms, high energy and statistical physics. In this winter school, we bring together leading experts to give a series of lectures aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The lectures will introduce and explain concepts explored in quantum information theory, such as entanglement, and outstanding questions in many-body physics.

Download 2017 Theory Winter School poster

Organizers

  • Klich, Israel, Univ. of Virginia
  • Melko, Roger, Univ. of Waterloo
  • Yang, Kun, FSU/MagLab

Contacts

  • Arshad Javed
  • Aisha Qureshi

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations
Meigan Aronson Texas A&M  
Silke Biermann & Steffan Backes Ecole Polytechnique
David Ceperley UIUC
Giulia Galli ANL and U Chicago
Kevin Ingersent UF / MagLab
Gabriel Kotliar Rutgers
Nicola Lanata MagLab
Andrew Millis Columbia
Warren Pickett UC Davis
Darrell Schlom Cornell
John Schlueter  
Ulrich Schollwöck LMU München
Lucas Wagner UIUC

2017 Theory Winter School Videos

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2015 Theory Winter School

Topic: New Trends in Frustrated Magnetism

2015 Theory Winter School was held on January 5-9, 2015. The lectures focus on Frustrated Magnetism, a subject of continuing relevance in Condensed Matter and Materials Research Theory.

Host

  • Ashvin Vishwanath
  • Cristian D. Batista
  • Oleg Tchenyshyov

Conference Coordinators

  • Arshad Javed
  • Nita Moore

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations
Ian Affleck University of British Columbia
John Chalker Oxford University
Mike Hermele University of Colorado (Boulder)
Tyrel McQueen Johns Hopkins University
Masaki Oshikawa ISSP, University of Tokyo
Achim Rosch University of Cologne
Kate Ross Johns Hopkins University
Oleg Tchernyshyov Johns Hopkins University
Mike Zaletel Microsoft Station Q
Vivien Zapf Los Alamos National Laboratory

2014 Theory Winter School

2014 Theory Winter School was held on January 6-10, 2014. The lectures focus on Topological Phases of Condensed Matter, a subject of great interest in Condensed Matter and Materials Research Theory.

Conference Organizers

  • Taylor Hughes (UIUC)
  • Kevin Ingersent (UF)
  • Dmitrii Maslov (UF)

Coordinators

  • Arshad Javed (FSU)
  • Alison Johnson (FSU)

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations
Jason Alicea Caltech
Nick Bonesteel FSU, National MagLab
Liang Fu MIT
Taylor Hughes UIUC
Joel Moore Berkeley
Phuan Ong Princeton
Xia-Liang Qi Stanford
Ying Ran Boston College
Kun Yang FSU, National MagLab

2013 Theory Winter School

2013 Theory Winter School was held on January 7-11, 2013. The lectures focus on Unconventional Superconductivity, a subject of continuing relevance in Condensed Matter and Materials Research Theory.

Host

  • Oskar Vafek (National MagLab)
  • Raghu, Sri (Stanford University)

Coordinators

  • Arshad Javed (National MagLab)
  • Miranda Hacker

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations
Mac Beasley Stanford University
Lev Gor’kov National MagLab
Peter Hirschfeld University of Florida
Andrey Chubukov University of Wisconsin–Madison
Subir Sachdev Harvard University
Sri Raghu Stanford University
Dan Agterberg University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
James Sauls Northwestern University
  • Spin-triplet unconventional superconductors and chiral superconductivity (I) - PDF
  • Spin-triplet unconventional superconductors and chiral superconductivity (II) - PDF
Andrei Bernevig Princeton University

2012 Theory Winter School

2012 Theory Winter School was held on January 9-13, 2012. The lectures focus on Computational Approaches for Electronic/Magnetic Materials, a subject of great relevance for the budding Materials Synthesis and Characterization Program, currently under very active development at the Magnet Lab.

Organizers

  • Vladimir Dobrosavljevic
  • Stratos Manousakis

Coordinator

  • Arshad Javed

Invited Speakers

Speakers Institutions Presentations
Vladimir Anisimov IMP Russia
David Ceperley University of Georgia
Kristjan Haule Rutgers
David Landau University of Georgia
Efstratios Manousakis FSU
Andy Millis Columbia
Nikolai Prokof'ev Armhest
Anders Sandvik Boston
David Singh Oak Ridge
Steve White University of California-Irvine


Last modified on 13 September 2024