Quantum Materials Through a New Lens: Emerging Probes and Phenomena

Coordinators: Erez Berg, Charlotte Boettcher, Mark Rudner, Roser Valenti, and Andrea Young

The landscape of quantum materials research has been transformed in recent years by a surge of experimental and theoretical breakthroughs. Novel quantum materials–from moiré superlattices to kagome metals–have revealed unexpected superconducting, magnetic, and topological phases. New experimental probes have provided unprecedented access to collective excitations, real-space order, and dynamical responses once thought undetectable. At the same time, theoretical advances have sharpened our understanding of fractionalization, non-equilibrium dynamics, and the classification of topological and symmetry-broken phases. This conference will survey the current state of the art across the breadth of quantum materials research, bringing all program participants to a shared baseline at the start of the program. Talks will span key phenomena and the emerging experimental probes reshaping the field.