James Franck Institute: The University of Chicago

The James Franck Institute is the home of University of Chicago scientists working at the intersection of materials science, condensed matter physics, physical chemistry, and atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics.

Events

Tue 28

May 28, 2019

Congjun Wu (UCSD)
Symmetry and Correlation Aspects of Quantum Dynamics

JFI Special Seminar
E223 | Tuesday, 10:00 am

Tue 28

May 28, 2019

Josh Vura-Weis, Department of Chemistry - UIUC
What Did the Metal Know, and When Did She Know It? Ultrafast XUV Spectroscopy Reveals Short-lived States in Transition Metal Complexes and Organohalide Perovskites

The Tuesday JFI Seminar
GCIS W301 | Tuesday, 4:00 pm

Wed 29

May 29, 2019

Xiaoming Mao, University of Michigan
Topological floppy modes in aperiodic networks and a mechanical duality theorem

Computations in Science
KPTC 206 | Wednesday, 12:15 pm

In the News

August 10, 2018

Dam Thanh Son awarded 2018 ICTP Dirac Medal

For contributions toward understanding novel phases in strongly interacting many-body systems and introducing original cross-disciplinary techniques

June 1, 2018

Mazziotti group develops method to calculate molecular conductivity

Current-constrained approach significantly improves upon prior methods

April 18, 2018

Three JFI Faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Recognition for Laurie Butler, Heinrich Jaeger, and Andrei Tokmakoff