Workshop on Frontiers in Quantum Materials

The search for novel emergent phases of matter has played a pivotal role in Condensed Matter Physics in the past few decades. In these phases, strong correlations, disorder and non-trivial topology of the electronic wave functions lead to quantum effects that leave fingerprints in a wide range of length and energy scales. Examples include high-Tc superconductors, topological insulators and semimetals that host robust surface states, and fractionalized excitations in quantum spin liquids. The capability of characterizing these exotic phases of matter at a fundamental level, predicting their occurrence in various materials, and taking advantage of on-demand manipulation of their properties for technological applications is attracting increasing interest in the broad and rich field of Quantum Materials. Among the open questions in the field, the correlation-driven topological states and the role of the quantum geometry of the wave functions beyond the Berry curvature in macroscopic properties of matter remain topics of intense debate. The ICTP-SAIFR Workshop Frontiers in Quantum Materials: correlations, disorder and band geometry brings together experts to discuss the most recent theoretical and experimental developments in the field of Quantum Materials. The exchange of ideas stimulated by the workshop will be a fertile ground for new collaborations between the participants.

• Eric Andrade (USP, Brazil)
• Rui Aquino (ICTP-SAIFR e IFT-UNESP, Brazil)
• Daniel Barci (UERJ, Brazil)
• Rafael Fernandes (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)
• Eduardo Miranda (UNICAMP, Brazil)
• Thaís Victa Trevisan (IFSC-USP, Brazil)

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Registration deadline: June 30, 2025

Invited speakers

• Maria Carolina de Oliveira Aguiar (UFMG, Brazil)
• Flavia Alejandra Gómez Albarrazín (IFLYSIB-CONICET, Argentina)
• Rodrigo Arouca (Uppsala University, Sweden)
• Turan Birol (University of Minnesota, USA)
• Eduardo Bittar (CBPF, Brazil)
• Luis Gregório Dias (IF-USP, Brazil)
• Ian Fisher (Stanford, USA)
• Vivian França (UNESP, Brazil)
• Maria Gastiasoro (DIPC, Spain)
• Elena Gati (Max Planck Institute, Germany)
• Santiago Andrés Grigera (IFLYSIB-CONICET, Argentina)
• José Hoyos (IFSC-USP, Brazil)
• Na Hyun Jo (University of Michigan, USA)
• Mariana Malard (UNB, Brazil)
• Valentina Martelli (IF-USP, Brazil)
• Robert McQueeney (Iowa State University e Ames Lab, USA)
• Joe Meese (UIUC, USA)
• Paula Mellado (Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile)
• Tobias Micklitz (CBPF, Brazil)
• Willian Natori (Unicamp, Brazil)
• Eduardo da Silva Neto (Yale, USA)
• Gabriela Pasquini (UBA, Argentina)
• Rodrigo Pereira (UFRN, Brazil)
• Victor Quito (IFSC-USP, Brazil)
• Srinivas Raghu (Stanford, USA)
• Priscila Rosa (Los Alamos, USA)
• Dario Rosa (ICTP-SAIFR, Brazil)
• Carmen Rubio-Verdu (IFCO Barcelona, Spain)
• Jörg Schmalian (KIT, Alemanha)
• Inti Sodemann (University of Leipzig, Germany)
• Krissia Zawadzki (IFSC-USP, Brazil)

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Registration deadline: June 30, 2025

TBA

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BOARDING PASS: All participants, whose travel has been provided or will be reimbursed by ICTP-SAIFR, should bring the boarding pass  upon registration. The return boarding pass (PDF, if online check-in, scan or picture, if physical) should be sent to secretary@ictp-saifr.org by e-mail.

Visa information: Nationals from several countries in Latin America and Europe are exempt from tourist visa. Nationals from Australia, Canada and USA are exempt from tourist visa until April 10, 2025, but it is unclear if the exemption will be extended after this date.

Accommodation: Participants, whose accommodation will be provided by the institute, will stay at Hotel Intercity the Universe Paulista. Hotel recommendations are available here.

Poster presentation: Participants who are presenting a poster MUST BRING A PRINTED BANNER . The banner size should be at most 1 m (width) x 1,5 m (length). We do not accept A4 or A3 paper.