At the MPI-PKS:

• Finite Systems Division  (Prof. JM Rost, Prof. U Saalmann)
  • Semi-classical description of excitation and fragmentation of atoms, molecules and clusters 
  • Dynamics of ultra-cold gases and plasmas 
  • Interaction of matter with intense laser radiation 
  • Coherent diffractive imaging with novel Xray machines
  • Quantum information theory and entanglement 

•  Condensed Matter Division (Prof. R Moessner)
  • Order, disorder and topology in condensed matter (magnetism, superconductivity, quantum Hall physics)
  • Numerical algorithm development
  • Non-equilibrium quantum dynamics 

• Quantum Aggregates (Dr. A Eisfeld)
  • Energy transfer in Photosynthesis 
  • Self-assembled molecular aggregates 
  • Stochastic Schrödinger equations for open systems 
  • Mixed quantum-classical methods 
  • Nano-electro-mechanical devices

• Correlations and Transport in Rydberg Matter (Dr. M Eiles)
  • Transport, localization, and correlation in interacting Rydberg atoms and molecules 
  • Quantum scar states in single-particle and many-body systems 
  • External control and manipulation of Rydberg molecules

•  Computational Quantum Many-Body Physics (Dr. D Luitz) 
  •  Tensor network methods for frustrated magnets in higher dimensions
  •  Dynamical phenomena in quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium
  •  Open quantum many-body systems
  •  Many-body localization and nonequilibrium phase transitions

•  Quantum Many-Body Systems (Dr. A Nielsen) 
  • Strongly-correlated quantum many-body systems
  • Fractional quantum Hall physics in lattice systems

•  Dynamics in Correlated Quantum Matter  (Dr. M Heyl) 
  • Quantum dynamics
  • Exotic nonequilibrium phases and order
  • Quantum information concepts in quantum matter
  • Artificial neural networks for quantum many-body systems

•  Fractionalization and Topology in Quantum Matter (Dr. I Sodemann) 
  • Fractional quantum Hall systems
  • Graphene and topological insulators
  • Unconventional spin and charge transport

• Correlations and Topology (Dr. AM Cook)
  • Martingale topological phases of matter
  • Three-dimensional topological Skyrmion phases of matter
  • Generalized superexchange theory of anions with non-negligible spin-orbit coupling

• Strongly Correlated Light-Matter Systems  (Dr. F Piazza) 
  • Out-of-equilibrium quantum field theory
  • Dynamical phase transitions and novel phases in photon-atom plasmas

• Nonequilibrium Quantum Dynamics (Dr. M Bukov)
  • Using nonequilibrium drives to engineer effective Hamiltonians in quantum simulators
  • Equilibration and thermalization of nonequilibrium quantum systems
  • Control and manipulation of nonequilibrium quantum many-body states
  • Tensor-networks-based reinforcement learning for quantum many-body systems
  • Reinforcement learning on near-term intermediate-scale quantum computing devices
  • Machine learning techniques for quantum many-body dynamics

At the IFW Dresden:

•  Experimental Physics (Prof. B Büchner)
  • Strongly correlated electron systems
  • Unconventional superconductivity and magnetism including iron based superconductors and high Tc cuprates
  • Novel materials: transition metal oxides, lanthanides, molecular nanostructures and molecular magnets

At the TU Dresden:

• Theoretical Chemistry (Prof. T Heine)
  • DFT Method Development
  • Metal-organic frameworks
  • Proton transfer reactions in soft matter
  • Ultrathin materials
  • Hydrogen storage in graphene-based nanostructures
  • Molybdenum disulfide monolayers and nanotubes

   

•  Computational Physics (Prof. R Ketzmerick, Prof. A Bäcker)
  • Quantum signatures of regular and chaotic dynamics
  • Chaos in higher-dimensional systems
  • Structure  of eigenfunctions in open systems
  • Tunneling in systems  with a mixed phase space

   

• Quantum Many-Body Theory (Prof. JC Budich)
  • Topological phases of quantum matter
  • Non-equilibrium dynamics and dissipation in quantum many-body systems
  • Ultracold atomic gases
  • Strongly correlated systems

• Theoretical Quantum Optics (Prof. W Strunz)
  • Open quantum systems and decoherence
  • Non-Markovian quantum processes 
  • Counting statistics and quantum transport

   

• Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics (Prof. R Schmidt, Prof. F Großmann) 
  • Initial value representation of time-dependent semiclassical quantum dynamics
  • Semiclassical description  of decoherence and dissipation in open quantum systems
  • Atoms, molecules and electrons in solids under the influence of extreme laser fields

   

• Materials Science and Nanotechnology (Prof. G Cuniberti) 
  • Bioelectronics: dissipative quantum transport in the presence of internal disorder, molecular vibrations and buffer solution 
  • Mesoscopic physics: contact effects, noise, spin injection, Andreev reflection, weak and strong localization, quantum Hall effect 
  • Molecular electronics: inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy, Coulomb blockade, coherent transport of charge and spin

   

• Correlated Electrons and Topology (Jun. Prof. HH Tu)
  • Tensor network states for quantum many-body systems
  • Topological phases of matter
  • Conformal field theories

   

• Quantum Dynamics and Condensed Matter Theory (Dr. M Haque)
  • Non-equilibrium phenomena
  • Ultracold atoms
  • Entanglement in many-body wavefunctions
  • Unconventional ordering, particularly topological order

 At the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague:

• Computational Chemistry (Prof. P Jungwirth)
  • Molecular simulations of ions at aqueous interfaces, including interactions of ions with proteins and membranes  
  • Chemistry of aqueous aerosols, structure and dynamics of solvated electrons

At the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague:

• Theoretical Photodynamics (Prof. P Slavicek)
  • Theoretical spectroscopy and dynamics in the condensed phase
  • Ab initio classical and quantum simulations of photoinduced processes
  • Electron transfer processes in chemistry
  • Nuclear quantum effects

At the Charles University, Prague:

• Quantum Chemistry (Prof. O Marsalek)
  • Ab initio molecular dynamics of liquid solutions
  • Nuclear quantum effects and path integral molecular dynamics methodology
  • Hydrogen bonding and charge defects in the condensed phase
  • Modelling time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy

At the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Wrocław:

• Division of Condensed Matter Theory (Prof. J Sznajd, Dr. T Zaleski)
  • Unconventional superconductivity and strongly correlated electrons 
  • Theory of phase transitions and magnetism
  • Electronic structure 
  • Ultracold atoms in optical lattices

At the University of Wrocław:

• Elementary Particle Theory (Prof. D Blaschke, Prof. A Sedrakian)
  • The physics of ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions
  • The physics of compact stars and supernovae
  • Kinetics of particle production in strong fields
  • Relativistic hydrodynamics and transport in complex systems

• Superconductivity/ Superfluidity in strongly correlated systems (Prof. D Blaschke, Prof. A Sedrakian)
  • Mott transition and BEC/BCS crossover

At the Wrocław University of Science and Technology:

Theoretical Physics (Dr. P Surówka)

• Effective field theory
• Hydrodynamics and transport in semi-metals
• Active matter and odd elasticity