MaNEP Winter School 2027
Photons as a platform and photons as a probe
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
January 10-15, 2027
The MaNEP winter school aims to provide a broad introduction to contemporary topics in condensed matter physics.
This year's special focus is on research areas at the intersection of optics, quantum materials, and strongly correlated many-body systems. Subjects covered in the school include the optical control of correlated electron states, sensing with local qubits, near-field optical probes, nonlinear spectroscopy, cold atom simulations of many-body states, and the prospects for realizing correlated states of photons. In keeping with MaNEP's tradition, we anticipate a warm and interactive atmosphere among participants, lecturers, and organizers.
The school targets an audience at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. A background in general condensed matter physics should be sufficient. All lectures are given in English.
Contact: winterschool@manep.ch
This year's special focus is on research areas at the intersection of optics, quantum materials, and strongly correlated many-body systems. Subjects covered in the school include the optical control of correlated electron states, sensing with local qubits, near-field optical probes, nonlinear spectroscopy, cold atom simulations of many-body states, and the prospects for realizing correlated states of photons. In keeping with MaNEP's tradition, we anticipate a warm and interactive atmosphere among participants, lecturers, and organizers.
The school targets an audience at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. A background in general condensed matter physics should be sufficient. All lectures are given in English.
Contact: winterschool@manep.ch
Lecturers
Jean-Philippe Brantut (EPFL, Switzerland)
Iacopo Carusotto (University of Trento, Italy)
Andrea Caviglia (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Nathalie de Leon (Princeton University, USA)
Jerome Faist (ETHZ, Switzerland)
Sid Parameswaran (University of Oxford, England)
Wenchao Xu (ETHZ, Switzerland)
Amir Yacoby (Harvard University, USA)
Location
The school takes place in Saas-Fee, a beautiful village located at 1800 meters in the Canton of Valais, and surrounded by a fantastic chain of mountains culminating above 4000 meters.
Vehicles are banned from the village. A large car park is available at the entrance of the village; however, the parking fee is high. We strongly recommend to use public transportation. The easiest way to reach Saas-Fee is by train to Visp or Brig and then by postal bus to Saas-Fee. For train and bus timetable, please see the SBB-CFF-FFS web site.
Accommodation
Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms in apartments close to the Hotel Allalin or in the hotel itself, depending on availability. Meals will be at the hotel and lectures will be given at the Conference Center Steinmatte.
Hotel Allalin
Lomattenstrasse 7
CH 3906, Saas-Fee
Phone: +41 27 958 1000
E-mail: info@allalin.ch
Outdoor activities
Two mornings (Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th) are reserved for skiing or other outdoor activities. Please be aware that the ski area is at an altitude of 3,500 metres, so it can be very cold in January. Non-skiers will have the opportunity to take the Métro Alpin and enjoy a break at the world's highest rotating restaurant. Many other activities are possible.
Program Committee
Eugene Demler (ETHZ) Chair
Thierry Giamarchi (University of Geneva)
Atac Imamoglu (ETHZ)
Patrick Maletinsky (University of Basel)
Vlad Manucharian (EPFL)
Markus Mueller (PSI)
Organization
Anna Tamai Chair
Adriana Bonito Aleman
Pierre Bouillot
Jean-Claude Schnuriger
Natacha Triscone
Contact: winterschool@manep.ch