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New Insights into Quantum Materials: Scattering, Other Probes, and Theory

This workshop is sponsored by the US Department of Energy, through the UMN Center for Quantum Materials, and by the Simons Foundation, through the UMN Fine Theoretical Physics Institute.


Speakers
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Cristian Batista

University of Tennessee Knoxville

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Girsh Blumberg

Rutgers University

Collin Broholm headshot

Collin Broholm

Johns Hopkins University

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Nicholas Butch 

University of Maryland

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Stuart A. Calder

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Premala Chandra

Rutgers University

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Hitesh Changlani

Florida State University and 
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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Riccardo Comin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Maria Gastiasoro 

Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain

Xianglin Ke headshot

Xianglin Ke

Michigan State University
 

 

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Steven Kivelson

Stanford University
 


 

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Yuan Li

Peking University

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Peter Littlewood

The University of Chicago

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Jie Ma

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Andrew Mackenzie 

Max-Planck-Institute, Dresden

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Igor Mazin 

George Mason University

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Alexander McLeod

University of Minnesota

 

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Raymond Osborn

Argonne National Laboratory

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Damjan Pelc 

University of Zagreb, Croatia

 

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Kemp W Plumb

Brown University

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Antia Sanchez Botana

Arizona State University

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Ming Yi

Rice University

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Xianghan Xu

Princeton University

Organizers
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Turan Birol

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota

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Martin Greven

School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Minnesota

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Chris Leighton

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota

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Boris Shklovskii

Fine Theoretical Physics Institute
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Minnesota

Lodging

Lodging for non-local invited speakers will be provided by the workshop sponsors at the Graduate Minneapolis (room and tax only). The hotel is within blocks of the workshop venue and about 30 minutes from the MSP airport. Light-rail transit, Taxi, Uber/Lyft or SuperShuttle service is available for transportation to the hotel and/or workshop location.

Information regarding details of hotel arrangements will be sent via e-mail to each participant of the workshop after registration. Please DO NOT contact the hotel to update reservations; contact the email address below for any changes that need to be made.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions by e-mail at FTPI@umn.edu.

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Location

Workshop Location:

The workshop will be held in Keller Hall 3-180 on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

The building can be accessed via the main doors on Washington Avenue and the side doors on Union Street and the Scholars Walk.

Banquet Location:

The banquet for workshop participants will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd in University Hall at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Getting to the University of Minnesota:

Once you land at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP), you have several options you can take to get to the University of Minnesota (UMN).

The Metro Transit Light Rail is the most efficient and cost effective mode of travel. It will cost $2.00 or $2.50 (rush hours) for a one-way ticket. The trains run every 10 - 15 minutes on weekdays and will get you to the UMN campus in about 30 minutes. From MSP, take the Blue Line north to US Bank Station. From there you will transfer to the Green Line and take that east to East Bank Station or Stadium Village Station. Find more information on the Light Rail Transit page of the MSP website. 

Shuttle service is available from MSP, however the waits can be long and cost may be high at $20.00 - $73.00 depending on whether you share the ride or travel alone. To learn more see the Van and Shuttle service page of the MSP website. 

Taxi services are available at MSP, including Uber and Lyft. It will take approximately 30 - 45 minutes to get to campus depending on traffic and will cost between $25.00 - $60.00. Visit the Ground Transportation page of the MSP website for more information on app-based ride services. 

Car rental is not recommended. Parking around campus is limited and can be expensive.

Local Restaurants:

Please see our Restaurant Locations Map for ideas on where to eat in the area.