Schedule for Condensed Matter Physics in the City, 15–24 July 2026
“Quantum Materials in and out of Equilibrium”
all times given as UK summer time (BST)
Programme for talks delivered live and additionally broadcast online.
Provisional Schedule
Talks: 50 minutes + 30 minutes discussion
Short Talks: 20 minutes + 10 minutes discussion (speakers to be announced following selection)
Location: UCL Roberts Engineering Building, Torrington Place
Week 1
Wednesday 15 July
| 09:50 |
Piers Coleman – Opening Remarks |
| 10:00 |
Seamus Davis (1) |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
Elena Hassinger (KIT Karlsruhe) |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Ehud Altman |
| 15:50 |
Break |
| 16:10 |
Nigel Hussey (Bristol) |
| 17:30 |
Jack Horner on the Corner |
Thursday 16 July
| 10:00 |
Peter Armitage (1) |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
Seamus Davis (2) |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Nigel Cooper |
| 15:50 |
Break |
| 16:10 |
Sylvain Ravets (1) (Saclay) |
| 17:30 |
Jack Horner on the Corner |
Friday 17 July
| 10:00 |
Sylvain Ravets (2) (Saclay) |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
Marzena Szymanska (UCL) |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Andrea Cavalleri |
| 15:50 |
Break |
| 15:10 |
Peter Armitage (2) |
| 17:30 |
Jack Horner on the Corner |
Week 2
Monday 20 July
| 10:00 |
Aash Clerk (Chicago) |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
TBA |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Two 30 min talks |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 15:50 |
Nicola Marzari (1) (Cambridge) |
| 17:10 |
Jack Horner on the Corner |
Tuesday 21 July
| 10:00 |
Zhida Song (1) (Beijing) |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
Premi Chandra (Rutgers) |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Two 30 min talks |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 15:50 |
Gerard Milburn |
| 18:00 |
Posters, Drinks and Reception |
Wednesday 22 July
| 10:00 |
TBA |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
Jim Sauls (1) (LSU) |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Two 30 min talks |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 15:50 |
TBA |
| 19:00 |
Gerard Milburn: Public Lecture – “QUANTUM LEARNING QUANTUM: Quantum Computers and Artificial Intelligence” |
Location: IOP HQ London or Blackett Laboratory LT1, Imperial College London
Thursday 23 July
| 10:00 |
Jim Sauls (2) (LSU) |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
Paola Ruggiero (Kings) |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Two 30 min talks |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 15:50 |
Gregoire Ithier (RHUL) |
| 17:10 |
Jack Horner on the Corner |
Friday 24 July
| 10:00 |
Nicola Marzari (2) (Cambridge) |
| 11:20 |
Break |
| 11:40 |
Natalia Chepiga (Oxford) |
| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Two 30 min talks |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 15:50 |
Zhida Song (2) (Beijing) |
| 17:10 |
Jack Horner on the Corner |
