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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.
Photo with Andrea Cavalleri

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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External Scientific Talks/Events

Massimiliano Stengel

Lattice dynamics in systems with broken time-reversal symmetry
Apr 28, 2026 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPSD Bldg. 900, Room: Seminar Room EG.136

Xiaoyang Zhu

Glimpse of a Beauty: a Fractional Topological Insulator
Apr 30, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPSD Bldg. 900, Room: Seminar Room EG.136

Ido Kaminer

Where does quantum optics go next?
Apr 30, 2026 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
MPSD Bldg. 900, Room: Seminar Room EG.136

Internal Scientific Talks/Events

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Institute News

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