Institute News

Dongsung Choi, a postdoctoral researcher in the Quantum Condensed Matter Dynamics group led by Andrea Cavalleri, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship. He joined the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in September 2024 and will continue his work in the institute as a humboldt fellow. more

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Two postdoctoral researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have been awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships. Dasom Kim, in the Quantum Condensed Matter Dynamics group led by Andrea Cavalleri, and Na Wu, in the Theory Department led by Angel Rubio, will use the fellowships to explore how engineered electromagnetic cavities can be used to control quantum materials — one from the experimental side, the other from theory. Together, their projects illustrate the breadth of MPSD’s work on light–matter interactions and the coherent control of condensed matter. more

Andrea Cavalleri, founding director of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD), will be awarded the Stern-Gerlach-Medal of the German Physical Society (DPG). He receives the 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”. more

Three Directors of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD), Angel Rubio, Jie Shan and Kin Fai have been selected as Highly Cited Researchers 2025 by Clarivate. more

The roof garden of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) is the winner of this year's ‘Hamburg Award for Green Buildings’. It combines research, nature, and climate action. more

Mohammad Hafezi, Professor at the University of Maryland and Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), has been honored with a Humboldt Research Award. As part of the award, he will spend time at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, collaborating with leading scientists in the field of quantum materials and light-matter interactions. more