MaNEP Winter School 2025
New Frontiers in Quantum Materials in Equilibrium and Beyond
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
January 12-17, 2025
The 2025 MaNEP Winter School combines introductory courses with more specialized lectures in the field of correlated quantum materials.
The school aims at a broad introduction to contemporary topics in condensed matter physics. This year's school will be dedicated to understanding and creating new quantum phases in strongly correlated materials in and out-of-equilibrium. In MaNEP's tradition, we anticipate a warm and interactive atmosphere between participants, lecturers and organizers.
The school targets an audience at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. A background in general condensed matter physics should be sufficient. All lectures are given in English.
Contact: winterschool@manep.ch
The school aims at a broad introduction to contemporary topics in condensed matter physics. This year's school will be dedicated to understanding and creating new quantum phases in strongly correlated materials in and out-of-equilibrium. In MaNEP's tradition, we anticipate a warm and interactive atmosphere between participants, lecturers and organizers.
The school targets an audience at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. A background in general condensed matter physics should be sufficient. All lectures are given in English.
Contact: winterschool@manep.ch
Basic courses
Exploring nonequilibrium quantum matter
Edoardo Baldini, University of Texas at Austin
Non-linear optical effects in superconductors
Lara Benfatto, Sapienza University of Rome
Design and synthesis of new materials
Tyrel McQueen, Johns Hopkins University
Van der Waals materials and fractional Chern insulators
Titus Neupert, University of Zürich
Specialized lectures
Ultrafast spectroscopy of strongly correlated materials
Denitsa Baykusheva, Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Neutron scattering methods at extreme conditions
Marc Janoschek, Paul Scherrer Institut
Light control of quantum materials
Dante Kennes, RWTH Aachen University
Probing van der Waals quantum materials at the atomic scale
Peter Liljeroth, Aalto University
Program
Poster sessions
Poster session 1 - Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th
| Ahmed Sultan Saif Al-kharusi | Fractional Chern insulators |
| Francesco Giuseppe Capone | Dissipative Josephson junction induced by quasi-particle tunneling currents: transport and equilibrium properties |
| Alex Ferguson | Vortex Beam Spectroscopy |
| Jacopo Fiore | Tracking superconducting collective modes via 2D THz spectroscopy: a theory perspective |
| Alex Gomez Salvador | Two-dimensional spectroscopy of collective excitations |
| Zoltan Guba | Higher-order delicate topological insulators |
| Emma Ynill Lenander | Magnetic frustration on the Cairo pentagonal lattice; Bi2Fe4O9 |
| Aymen Mahmoudi | Investigation of Non-Equilibrium Excitonic Dynamics in Black Phosphorus |
| Salony Mandloi | Probing mono- and few-layer 1T-TaSe2 with ARPES |
| Filip Marijanovic | Dynamics of the SSH Bipolaron |
| Cesare Mattiroli | Microwave spectroscopy of the Ho3+ ground state hyperfine structure in Ho:YLF |
| Aaron Müller | Theory for pump-probe experiments of charge density wave in rare-earth tritelluride |
| Kirill Parshukov | Topological band crossings in 2D altermagnets |
| Domagoj Perkovic | Intrinsic Dipole Moment on the Edges of FQHE Systems: The Composite Fermion Approach |
| Andrea Ponticelli | Environment induced dynamical quantum phase transitions in two-qubit Rabi model |
| Kai Röseler | Efficient Soft-Chemical Synthesis of Large van-der- Waals Crystals of the Room-Temperature Ferromagnet 1T-CrTe2 |
| Niccolò Sellati | Signatures of Josephson plasmons in the density-density response of bilayer superconductors |
| Michael Straub | Nature of metallic and insulating domains in the CDW system 1T-TaSe2 |
| Kaize Wang | Transverse voltage in anisotropic hydrodynamic conductors |
| Zhijia Zhang | Coupling between Orbital Excitations and Magnetism in van der Waals Antiferromagnet CrPS4 Revealed by Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering |
Poster session 2 - Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th
| Radu Andrei | Dynamical Control of AFM Spin-Wave Spectrum via Light-Driven Electronic Excitation |
| Tancredi Thai Angeloni | Growth by pulsed laser deposition of SrVO3 thin films for optical control of quantum materials |
| Ian Aupiais | Ultrafast dynamic of superconducting high-Q factor resonators |
| Matteo Cossetto | Coupled Phonon-Spin Wave Dynamics in Layered CrI3 Semiconductors |
| Baptiste Demazure | Applying Coherent Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy to a Pulsed Magnetophononic System |
| Anna Efimova | A New Look on an Old Problem: Mass Enhancement in Fermi Liquids |
| Beatrice Ferrari | A Photonic Electron Modulator for pre-sample electron-beam shaping |
| Louis Gobber | Probing superconducting dynamics using ultrafast magnetometry |
| Sanghun Lee | Amorphous Shiba states in the multi-band superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45 |
| Zia Macdermid | Investigating dynamics of pressure-driven phase transitions using THz time domain spectroscopy |
| Vincent Morano | Absence of altermagnetic magnon band splitting in MnF2 |
| Michal Moravec | Magnetoballistic transport in delafossite metals |
| Luis Parra Lopez | Investigating the ultrafast photoinduced dynamics in 1T-TaS2 with THz-scanning tunneling microscopy |
| Luiz Gustavo Pimenta Martins | Optical signatures of electronic order in pressurized La3Ni2O7 |
| Dario Rossi | Moirè physics in WSe2/WS2 heterobilayers |
| Dimitrios Sapalidis | Exploring pressure-induced phase changes by employing terahertz time-domain spectroscopy techniques |
| Luka Skolc | Dynamical Instabilities of Ultracold Fermions in an Optical Cavity |
| Jinu Thomas | Theory of electron-phonon interactions in extended correlated systems probed by resonant inelastic x-ray scattering |
| Vincent Garrido | Ultrafast dynamics of the charge density wave in 1T-TiSe2 through the coherent-incoherent crossover |
| Ling Zhang | Intrinsic pinning unveils layered modulation of superfluid density in the high-field superconductivity of UTe2 |
Location
The school takes place in Saas-Fee, a beautiful village located at 1800 meters in the Canton of Valais, and surrounded by a fantastic chain of mountains culminating above 4000 meters.
Vehicles are banned from the village. A large car park is available at the entrance of the village; however, the parking fee is high. We strongly recommend to use public transportation. The easiest way to reach Saas-Fee is by train to Visp or Brig and then by postal bus to Saas-Fee. For train and bus timetable, please see the SBB-CFF-FFS web site.
Accommodation
Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms in apartments close to the Hotel Allalin or in the hotel itself, depending on availability. Meals will be at the hotel and lectures will be given at the Conference Center Steinmatte.
Hotel Allalin
Lomattenstrasse 7
CH 3906, Saas-Fee
Phone: +41 27 958 1000
E-mail: info@allalin.ch
Outdoor activities
Two mornings (Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16) are reserved for ski or other outdoor activities. Please be aware that the ski domain reaches the altitude of 3500 meters and the temperature can be icy in January. Non-skiers will have the opportunity to take the Métro Alpin and have a break in the world's highest rotating restaurant. Many other activities are possible.
Program Committee
Claude Monney Chair
Elsa Abreu
Fabrizio Carbone
Mark Fischer
Luc Patthey
Louk Rademaker
Fabian von Rohr
Organization
Anna Tamai Chair
Pierre Bouillot
Gregory Manfrini
Dragana Pantelic
Jean-Claude Schnuriger
Natacha Triscone
Contact: winterschool@manep.ch