ATOMIC, MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS

 Todd Ditmire

• Intense Ultrafast Laser Interactions
• AMO
• Experimentalist

Mike Downer

• Fermtosecond spectroscopy in condensed matter and plasmas
• Surface nonlinear optics
• Plasma-based particle accelerators

Manfred fink

• Electron diffraction
• Neutrino physics

Lothar frommhold (emeritus)

• Atomic and Molecular Physics

Bjorn Hegelich

• Interaction of ultra-intense electromagnetic fields with matter
• High-energy density physics
• Laser-particle interaction

Daniel Heinzen

• Experimental quantum and atom optics
• Ultracold Atomic Physics Group

John keto

• Reactions and radiative processes of excited atoms, molecules and clusters
• Laser Spectroscopy and Nanoparticle Research

mark raizen

• Experimental atom optics

Greg sitz

• Experimental studies of the dynamics of gas-surface interactions

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS

Condensed Matter Home Page

james chelikowsky

• Computational materials science
• Solid State Physics
• Center for Computational Materials

alex de lozanne

• Scanning tunneling microscopy
• Atomic/magnetic force microscopy
• Nanostructures
• Thin films and devices
• High temperature superconductors
• Colossal magnetoresistance materials

alex demkov

• Cndensed matter theory
• Physics of electronic materials, surfaces and interfaces
• Thin films and devices
• Novel materials
• Quantum transport
• Atomic Design Group

 frederik DE WETTE (emeritus)

• Theoretical studies of crystal surfaces and thin films
• Lattice dynamics of high-temperature superconductors

james erskine

• Experimental solid-state physics
• Thin film magnetism
• Surface physics
• Applications of synchrotron radiation
• Surface Physics Group

Gregory A fiete

• Condensed matter theory
• Strongly correlated electrons in lower dimensions
• Frustrated Magnetism
• Exotic quantum states
• Quantum impurity problems
• Spintronics
• Correlated Quantum Matter Theory Group

J. david gavenda (emeritus)

• Conduction electrons in metals using ultrasonic and electromagnetic waves

leonard kleinman (emeritus)

• Density fluctional theory
• Pseudopotential theory
• Molecular dynamics
• Ab Initio calculations of the electronic, magnetic and physical properties of solids, surfaces, and liquids

keji lai

• Experimental condensed matter physics
• Nanoscale electromagnetic imaging
• Complex oxides
• Nano-materials
• Transport in low-dimensional systems
• Lai Lab

XIAOQIN (ELAINE) LI

• Ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy in condensed matter
• Quantum dynamics and control in nanostructures
• Experimentalist

allan macdonald

• Condensed matter theory
• Electronic properties of semiconductors and metals
• Spintronics
• Magnetism
• Superconductivity
• Quantum Hall effect
• Solid State Quantum computing
• Condensed Matter Theory Group

john markert

• Magnetism and superconductivity in oxides and heavy fermion systems
• High temperature superconductivity
• high pressure research
• Magnetic resonance microscopy
• Spin dynamics
• Magnetic domain dynamics
• Magnetism and Superconductivity Group

Qian Niu

• Condensed matter theory
• Quantum Hall effect
• Nanostructures and quantum devised
• Quasi-periodic systems
• Vortex dynamics
• Quantum Transport Theory Group

a. wilson nolle  (emeritus)

• Musical instrument physics
• Underwater acoustics
• vioelastic phenomena
• Fluid oscillations

chiH-kang (Ken) shih

• Nanoscale electronic materials
• Quantum engineering of metallic nanostructures
• Fundamental electronic processes in semiconductor quantum dots
• Nanoscale mchanical properties of soft matters
• Nanoelectronic Materials Research Group

Maxim tsoi

• Condensed matter experiement
• Nanostructures
• Spintronics
• Magnetism and Spintronics Group

zhen Yao

• Nanostructures and Mesoscopic physics
• Condensed matter
• Experimentalist

CENTER FOR PARTICLES AND FIELDS

CPF Home Page

 Timothy Andeen

• Experimental investigation of electroweak symmetry breaking and searches for new particles and interactions
• Computing with large datasets of structured data

Arno Bohm

• Particle phenomena in terms of algebraic and group-theoretical methods
• Mathematics of quantum physics

Charles Chiu (emeritus)

• Theoretical particle physics
• Stucture of hadrons
• Phenomenology in high energy collision phenomena
• Laser-plasma physics
• Acoustic agglomeration

Duane Dicus

• Field theory of strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions
• Astrophysical implications of the weak force

Karol Lang

• Experimental high energy physics
• Rare decays
• Neutrino interactions
• Particle detectors

jack ritchie - director, center for particles and fields

• Experimental high energy physics
• Rare decays

Christina Markert

• Relativistic heavy ion physics

Peter Onyisi

• Experimental investigation of electroweak symmetry breaking and searches for new particles and interactions
• Computing with large datasets of structured data

roy schwitters

• High energy physics
• Large scal detectors

CENTER FOR NONLINEAR DYNAMICS

CNLD Home Page

Ernst-ludwig Florin

• Experimental biophysics/cell physics
• Membranes
• Biopolymers
• Cell mechanics
• Single molecules

Vernita Gordon

• Adhering biological membranes; spatial structure in intercellular interactions; interactions leading to biofilm formation

michael marder

• Theoretical investigations of pattern formation
• Nonlinear dynamics, especially the dynamics of fracture
• Phase transitions

William McCormick (emeritus)

• Nonlinear dynamics
• Waves and complex dynamics in chemical reaction-diffusion systems
• Experimental condensed matter physics

Mark Raizen

• Experimental atom optics

george shubeita

• Experimental biophysics/cell physics
• Molecular motor proteins

jack swift (emeritus)

• Theoretical studies of phase transitions in liquid crystsals
• Nonlinear dynamics
• Instability and pattern formation
• Chaos
• Phases transitions

Harry swinney - director, center for nonlinear dynamics

• Nonlinear dynamics
• Instabilities and pattern formation
• Chaos
• Phase transitions

RELATIVISTIC HEAVY-ION PHYSICS

RHIP Home Page

rory coker

• Nuclear reaction theory
• Medium energy nuclear reactions and scattering

CHRISTINA MARKERT

• Relativistic heavy-ion physics

C fred moore - (emeritus)

• Relativistic heavy ion physics

Peter Riley (emeritus)

• Relativistic heavy ion physics

INSTITUTE FOR FUSION STUDIES

IFS Home Page

HERBERT BERK

• Plasma confinement theory

richard fitzpatrick

• Magnetohydrodynamic stability
• Hydrodynamic stability
• Driven magnetic reconnection
• Momentum injection into fluids/plasmas via external perturbations

Kenneth Gentle

• Plasma confinement and heating

richard hazeltine

• Plasma physics

wendell horton, jr (emeritus)

• Plasma physics
• Fusion devices and space plasma
• Nonlinear theory

Philip Morrison

• Basic nonlinear plasma dynamics
• Hamiltonian dynamics of few and infinite degree-of-freedom systems
• Fluid mechanics

gennady shvets

• Theory and simulations
• Laser plasma interactions
• Plasma-based accelerators
• Photonics
• Nano-plasmonics
• Experimentalist
• Phonon-assisted nanolithography
• Compact surface-wave accelerators

francois L WAelbroeck - director, institute for fusion studies

• Plasma Physics

CENTER FOR COMPLEX QUANTUM SYSTEMS

CQS Home Page

arno bohm

• Particle phenomena in terms of algebraic and group-theoretical methods
• Mathematics of quantum physics

James chelikowsky

• Computational materials science
• Solid state physics

Alex de lozanne

• Scanning tunneling microscopy
• Atomic/magnetic force microscopy
• Nanostructures, thin films and devices
• High temperature superconfuctors
• Colossal Magnetoresistance materials

alex demkov            

• Condensed matter theory
• Physics of electronic materials, surfaces and interfaces
• Thin films and devices
• Novel materials
• Quantum transport
• Materials Physics Lab

GREGORY A FIETE

• Condensed matter theory
• Strongly correlated electrons in lower dimensions
• Frustrated magnetism
• Exotic quantum states
• Quantum impurity problems
• Spintronics
• Correlated Quantum Mattter Theory Group

Lothar frommhold (emeritus)

• Atomic and molecular physics

daniel heinzen

• Experimental quantum and atom optics

keji lai

• Experimental condensed matter physics
• Nanoscale electromagnetic imaging
• Complex oxides
• Nano-materials
• Transport in low-dimensional systems

Xiaoqin (elaine) li

• Ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy in condensed matter
• Quantum dynamics and control in nanostsructures
• Experimentalist

Allan Macdonald - director, center for complex quantum systems

• Condensed matter theory

john t markeRt

• Magnetism and superconductivity in oxides and heavy fermion systems
• High temperature superconductivity
• High pressure research
• Magnetic resonance microscopy
• Spin dynamics
• Magnetic domain dynamics

reuben mcdaniel, jr

• Managing complexity
• Knowledge Management
• Health care management
• Organizational design

qian niu

• Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
• Quantum optics
• Stochastic processes

tomio petrosky

• Senior research scientist

Mark Raizen

• Experimental atom optics

Linda reichl - Co-director, center for complex quantum systems

• Quantum chaos
• Transport theory
• Nonlinear dynamics
• Nonequilibrium statistical physics
• Stochastic theory

William Schieve (emeriitus)

• Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
• Quantum optics
• Stochastic processes

chih-kang (ken) shih

• Nanoscale electronic materials
• Quantum engineering of metallic nanostructures
• Fundamental electronic processes in semiconductor quantum dots
• Nanoscale mechanical properties of soft matters

e c g sudarshan

• Elementary particle physics
• Quantum optics
• Quantum field theory
• Gauge field theories
• Fibre bundles
• Classical mechanics
• Foundations of physics

Maxim tsoi

• Condensed matter experiement
• Nanostructures
• Spintronics

jack turner

• Nonequilibrium statistical and thermal physics
• Nonlinear dynamics
• Physics of self-organizing systems
• Computational physics
• Computer-based eduation

Zhen Yao

• Nanostructures and mesoscopic physics
• Condensed matter
• Experimentalist

WEINBERG THEORY GROUP

Theory Home Page

ELENA CACERES

• String theory

• Quantum gravity

• Holography

• Gauge/gravity duality

• Supergravity solutions

• Black holes

Jacques Distler

• High energy theory
• Mathematical physics
• String theory

willy fischler

• Field theory
• Supersymmetry
• String theory
• Quantum cosmology
• Statistical mechanics

vadim kaplunovsky

• Field theory
• Supersymmetry
• String theory

Can Kilic

• Theoretical particle physics
• Extensions of the Standard Model
• Collider phenomenology
• Dark matter models and sesarches

RICHARD MATZNER

• General relativity and cosmology
• Kinetic theory
• Black hole physics
• Gravitational radiation
• Lead PI on the Binary Black Hole Grand Challenge Project

sonia paban

• Particle phenomenology and string theory
• Particle physics
• Theory

Steven Weinberg - Director, weinberg theory group

• Particle Physics
• Unification of fundamental interactions
• Cosmology

CENTER FOR HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PHYSICS

 CHEDS Home Page

Todd Dittmire - Director, Center for High Energy Density Science

• Intense ultrafast laser interactions
• AMO
• Experimentalist

Aaron Bernstein - Assistant Director

Michael Donovan - Associate Director, Texas Petawatt Laser

• Texas Petawatt Laser Project

 roger bengston (emeritus)

• Experimental plasma physics
• Plasma spectroscopy

michael downer

• Femtosecond spectroscopy in condensed matter and plasmas
• Surface nonlinear optics
• Plasma-based particle accelerators

Bjorn Hegelich

• Interaction of ultra-intense electromagnetic fields with matter
• High-energy density physics
• Laser-particle interaction

gennady shvets

• Theory and simulations
• Laser-plasma interactions
• Plasma-based accelerators
• Photonics
• Nano-plasmonics
• Experiment: Phonon-assisted nanolithography; compact surface-wave accelerators