Far from equilibrium dynamics in strongly-coupled systems is a formidable challenge, presenting itself across energy scales, from the quark-gluon plasma in high energy to strongly-correlated materials in condensed matter.
Experiments on ultra-short time scales have permeated research in strongly correlated condensed matter systems, probing entirely new regimes of hydrodynamics near equilibrium, including fluctuation and nonlinear effects.
The four-week program will bring leading experts from both high energy and condensed matter together in a highly interdisciplinary program to discuss the latest advances in theory and experiment. To facilitate interactions between different communities, each week follows the following pattern
Tuesdays: In light of the variety of scientific backgrounds and methods we expect to host one introductory lecture per week (aimed at PhD candidates or researchers from a different field), followed by a research-focused talks.
Other days: Talks in the morning, with the afternoon dedicated to discussions.
Deadline for primary consideration of applications: February 22nd, 2026
Organizing Committee:
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Blaise Goutéraux
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Erik van Heumen
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Andrew Lucas
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Benjamin Withers
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Freek Massee
Invited speakers:
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Peter Abbamonte (Urbana-Champaign U)
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N Peter Armitage (John Hopkins)
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Kamran Behnia (ESPCI)
- Cristina Bena (Université Paris Saclay)
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Siham Benhabib (Université Paris Saclay)
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Aristomenis Donos (Durham U)
- Séamus Davis (Oxford University)
- Ilya Esterlis (University of Madison, Wisconsin)
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Benoît Fauqué (ESPCI)
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Michal Heller (Gent U)
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Akash Jain (Oxford U)
- Yannis Laplace (Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau)
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Dragan Mihailovic (University of Ljubljana)
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Matteo Mitrano (Harvard)
- Corentin Morice (Université Paris Saclay)
- Niloufar Nilforoushan (Université Paris Cité)
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Christian Pantelidou (University College, Dublin)
- Natalia Pinzani-Fokeeva (University of Florence)
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Dragana Popovic (Florida State U)
- Marvin Qi (University of Chicago)
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Louk Rademaker (Leiden U)
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Davide Valentinis (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
