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Quantum Geometry Workshop Brings Together Global Experts at Ohio State

October 28, 2025

Quantum Geometry Workshop Brings Together Global Experts at Ohio State

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Highlights from the Workshop on Geometry Driven Quantum Phenomena: Principles, Devices, and Applications

The workshop Geometry Driven Quantum Phenomena: Principles, Devices, and Applications took place October 15–17, 2025, at the Longaberger Alumni House at The Ohio State University. Co-hosted by Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau (OSU) and Fengnian Xia (Yale), the workshop brought together 85 attendees, representing a dozen institutions across North America and Europe.

The event focused on the growing role of quantum geometry (QG) including Berry curvature and quantum metric in understanding and engineering novel physical phenomena in multiband systems and its potential to enable next generation quantum devices and sensors.

Participants heard from leading scientists in the field, including invited speakers:
Andrei Bernevig (Princeton), Junyeong Ahn (UT Austin), Abhishek Banerjee (Harvard), Reko Penttilä (Aalto University, Finland), Raquel Queiroz (Columbia), Enrico Rossi (William & Mary), Petr Stepanov (Notre Dame), Jairo Velasco (UC Santa Cruz), Joel Wang (MIT/NYU), Suyang Xu (Harvard), Fan Zhang (UT Dallas), Barry Bradlyn (UIUC), Marc Bockrath (OSU), Mohit Randeria (OSU), and Brian Skinner (OSU).

 

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The program featured a lively poster session with 25 presentations by students and postdoctoral researchers, covering a wide range of topics in quantum materials, attosecond photonics, and superconductivity.

 

In the words of faculty host Jeanie Lau:

“The workshop was a great success! There were inspiring talks from leading scientists in the field, lively discussion about promises, prospectives, and future directions to research, bustling poster presentations, and great food!”

 

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The invited speakers also gathered for a dinner at Napa Kitchen & Bar, where conversations continued in a relaxed setting and collaborations took shape beyond the formal sessions.

 

The Institute for Optical Science was proud to co-sponsor this event alongside the OSU Department of Physics, Army Research Office, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Center for Emergent Materials.

 

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Photos courtesy of Yuxin Zhang.

Thank you to all who participated and contributed to an engaging and inspiring three days of discussion and collaboration at the frontiers of quantum research.

 

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