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Welcome to the MPI for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter

The MPSD investigates dynamical phenomena in matter down to the elementary timescales of atomic and electronic motions.
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Andrea Cavalleri to be awarded the Stern-Gerlach Medal

The founding director of the MPSD will receive the prestigious prize in recognition of his “pioneering work in light-based control of quantum materials, with which he made groundbreaking contributions to controlling emergent phenomena in solid-state physics”.
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Ultrashort laser flashes

Light, lenses, mirrors: Researchers use laser pulses to probe the dynamic behavior of atoms and electrons.

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Klaus Sokolowski-Tinten

Atomic to nano-scale structural dynamics in laser-irradiated materials studied by time-resolved X-ray scattering
Nov 9, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPSD Bldg. 900, Room: Seminar Room EG.136

Yiyu Xia

Simulating Hubbard Model Physics in Moiré WSe2
Nov 10, 2026 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPSD Bldg. 900, Room: Seminar Room 136

Rahel Ohlendorf

Thermodynamic Probing of Symmetries in Altermagnets under Strain
Nov 10, 2026 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPSD Bldg. 900, Room: Seminar Room EG.136
  
  

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The award recognises his discovery of collective interference in Kagome crystals, demonstrating ...

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