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Department of Physics
University of Texas at Austin
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Partial list of Physics research groups, including Organized Research Units recognized by The University of Texas at Austin:

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Center for Particles and Fields
Nonlinear Dynamics
Nuclear Physics
Relativity
Fusion Research Center/Institute for Fusion Studies
Complex Quantum Systems
Theory Group
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  FOCUS Center Home Page
  Todd Ditmire Intense Ultrafast Laser Interactions, AMO, Experimentalist
  Mike Downer Femtosecond spectroscopy in condensed matter and plasmas; surface nonlinear optics; plasma-based particle accelerators
  Manfred Fink Electron diffraction; neutrino physics
  Lothar Frommhold Atomic and molecular physics
  Daniel Heinzen Experimental quantum and atom optics
  John Keto Reactions and radiative processes of excited atoms and molecules; laser spectroscopy; high power lasers; clusters and nanoparticles
  Mark Raizen Experimental atom optics
  Greg Sitz Experimental studies of the dynamics of gas-surface interactions
Condensed Matter Physics
  Condensed Matter Home Page
  Peter Antoniewicz Surface and interface physics; electromagnetic wave propagation; transport properties in solids and liquids
  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 Condensed matter theory; physics of electronic materials, surfaces and interfaces; thin films and devices; novel materials; quantum transport.
Atomic Design Group
  Frederik de Wette Theoretical studies of crystal surfaces and thin films; lattice dynamics of high-temperature superconductors. No longer active in research.
  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 Conduction electrons in metals using ultrasonic and electromagnetic waves
  Leonard Kleinman Density fluctional theory; pseudopotential theory; molecular dynamics; ab initio calculations of the electronic, magnetic, and physical properties of solids, surfaces, and liquids
  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; spintroics; 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 devices; quasi-periodic systems; vortex dynamics.
Quantum Transport Theory Group
  A. Wilson Nolle 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 mechanical properties of soft matters.
Nanoelectronic Materials Research Group
  Maxim Tsoi Condensed matter experiment, nanostructures, spintronics
Magnetism and Spintronics Group
  Zhen Yao Nanostructures and Mesoscopic Physics; Condensed Matter, Experimentalist
Center for Particles and Fields
  Center for Particles and Fields Home Page
  High Energy Physics Lab Home Page
  Arno Bohm Particle phenomena in terms of algebraic and group-theoretical methods, mathematics of quantum physics
  Charles Chiu Theoretical particle physics, structure of hadrons, phenomenology in high energy collision phenomena, laser-plasma physics, acoustic agglomeration.
  Duane Dicus Field theory of strong, weak, and electromagneticinteractions; astrophysical implications of the weak force
  Gerald Hoffmann Relativistic Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics. Director, Center for Particles and Fields
  Sacha E. Kopp Experimental HEP; CP violation; weak decays of heavy quarks; neutrino oscillations
  Karol Lang Experimental high energy physics; rare decays; neutrino interactions; particle detectors.
  Jack Ritchie Experimental high energy physics; rare decays
  Christina Markert Relativistic heavy ion physics
  Roy Schwitters High energy physics; large scale detectors.
Center for Nonlinear Dynamics
  CNLD Home Page
  Ernst-Ludwig Florin Experimentalist, nonlinear dynamics
  Michael Marder Theoretical investigations of pattern formation; nonlinear dynamics, especially the dynamics of fracture; phase transitions
  William McCormick 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 Theoretical studies of phase transitions in liquid crystals; nonlinear dynamics; pattern formation
  Harry Swinney Nonlinear dynamics; instabilities and pattern formation; chaos; phase transitions. Director, Center for Nonlinear Dynamics
Nuclear Physics
  RHIP Home Page
  Rory Coker Nuclear reaction theory; medium energy nuclear reactions and scattering
  Gerald Hoffmann Relativistic Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics
  C. Fred Moore Relativistic Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics
  Peter Riley Relativistic Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics
Center for Relativity
  Relativity Home Page
  Cecile Dewitt-Morette General relativity; mathematical physics; Feynman path integrals
  Richard Matzner General relativity and cosmology; kinetic theory; black hole physics; gravitational radiation. Lead PI on the Binary Black Hole Grand Challenge Project. Director, Center for Relativity
  Lawrence Shepley General relativity, cosmology, and Lagrangian/Hamiltonian theory
Fusion Research Center
  FRC Home Page
  Roger Bengtson Experimental plasma physics; plasma spectroscopy
  Kenneth Gentle Plasma confinement and heating. Director, Fusion Research Center
  Melvin Oakes Plasma heating
Institute for Fusion Studies
  IFS Home Page
  Herbert Berk Plasma confinement theory
  William Drummond Nonlinear plasma theory; collective accelerators
  Richard Fitzpatrick Magnetohydrodynamic stability; hydrodynamic stability; driven magnetic reconnection; momentum injection into fluids/plasmas via external perturbations
  Richard Hazeltine Plasma physics.
  Wendell Horton, Jr. 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; Experiment: phonon-assisted nanolithography, compact surface-wave accelerators
Center for Complex Quantum Systems
  Complex Quantum Systems 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 superconductors, colossal magnetoresistance materials.
  Alex Demkov Condensed matter theory; physics of electronic materials, surfaces and interfaces; thin films and devices; novel materials; quantum transport.
  Lothar Frommhold Atomic and molecular physics.
  Daniel Heinzen Experimental quantum and atom optics.
  Allan MacDonald 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, magentic 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 Quantum chaos; transport theory; nonlinear dynamics; nonequilibrium statistical physics; stochastic theory. Director, Center for Complex Quantum Systems
  William Schieve 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.
  Gennady Shvets Theory and Simulations: laser-plasma interactions, plasma based accelerators, photonics, nano-plasmonics. Experiment: phonon-assisted nanolithography, compact surface-wave accelerators.
  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 experiment, nanostructures, spintronics.
  Jack Turner Nonequilibrium statistical and thermal physics; nonlinear dynamics; physics of self-organizing systems; computational physics; computer-based education
  Zhen Yao Nanostructures and Mesoscopic Physics, Condensed Matter, Experimentalist.
Theory Group
  Theory Group Home Page
  Jacques Distler High energy theory, mathematical physics, and string theory
  Willy Fischler Field theory; supersymmetry; string theory; quantum cosmology; statistical mechanics
  Vadim Kaplunovsky Field theory; supersymmetry; string theory
  Sonia Paban Particle phenomenology and string theory; particle physics; theory
  Steven Weinberg Particle physics; unification of fundamental interactions; cosmology. Director, Weinberg Theory Group
   
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