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
Mondays: 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), with the rest of the time on Monday dedicated to discussions.
Tuesdays, Thursdays: Two talks in the morning, with the afternoon dedicated to discussions.
Wednesdays: A more busy day with several shorter contributions.
Fridays: Scheduled discussion sessions based on topics of interest identified by the participants present on any given week, as well as suggestions from the organizers.
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
Preliminary list of invited participants:
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Peter Abbamonte (Urbana-Champaign U)
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N Peter Armitage (John Hopkins)
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Lara Benfatto (Sapienza University of Rome)
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Kamran Behnia (ESPCI)
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Siham Benhabib (Paris Saclay)
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Luca Delacrétaz (U of Chicago)
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Aristomenis Donos (Durham U)
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Benoît Fauqué (ESPCI)
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Felix Flicker (Bristol U)
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Lars Fritz (Universiteit Utrecht)
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Michal Heller (Gent U)
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Akash Jain (Oxford U)
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Dragan Mihailovic (University of Ljubljana)
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Matteo Mitrano (Harvard)
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Christian Pantelidou (University College, Dublin)
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Natalia Pinzani-Fokeeva (INFN Florence)
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Dragana Popovic (Florida State U)
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Louk Rademaker (Leiden U)
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Joerg Schmalian (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
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Corentin Morice (Université Paris Saclay)
