At the MPI-PKS:

• Finite Systems Division (Prof. JM Rost, Prof. U Saalmann)
  -Semi-classical description of excitation and fragmentation of atoms, molecules and clusters
  -Dynamics of ultra-cold gases and plasmas
  -Interaction of matter with intense laser radiation
  -Coherent diffractive imaging with novel Xray machines


• Condensed Matter Division (Prof. R Moessner)
  -Order, disorder and topology in condensed matter (magnetism, superconductivity, quantum Hall physics)
  -Quantum information theory and entanglement
  -Non-equilibrium quantum dynamics
  -Numerical algorithm development


• Complex Dynamics in Cold Gases (Dr. T Pohl)
  -Excitation and Control of Cold Rydberg Gases
  -Dynamics of ultracold neutral plasmas


• Quantum Aggregates (Dr. A Eisfeld)
  -Energy transfer in Photosynthesis
  -Self-assembled molecular aggregates
  -Stochastic Schrödinger equations for open systems
  -Mixed quantum-classical methods
  -Nano-electro-mechanical devices


• Ultrashort Laser-Matter-Interaction (Dr. A Landsman)
  -Strong field ionisation of atoms: analytic and numerical approaches
  -Sources of intense ultra-short light from laser-plasma interaction
  -High Harmonic Generation with spatially inhomogeneous laser fields
  -Nanoplasmonics: interaction of intense light with condensed matter surfaces


• Topology and Correlations in Condensed Matter (Dr. F Pollmann)
  -Topological phases in one dimension
  -Charge degrees of freedom on frustrated lattices
  -Bound states and E8 symmetry effects in perturbed quantum Ising chains


• Quantum Matter - Transport and Dynamics (Dr. J H Bardarson)
  -Many-body localization
  -Quantum dynamics in correlated systems
  -Topological insulators and superconductors, Weyl semimetals, Majorana fermions
  -Interplay between topology and Anderson transitions

At the TU Dresden:

• Computational Physics (Prof. R Ketzmerick)
  -Quantum chaos for systems with a classically mixed phase space (regular and chaotic dynamics), application to mesoscopic systems
  -Hamiltonian ratchets
  -Fractals in quantum mechanics, Bloch electrons in magnetic fields
  -Statistical physics of time-periodic quantum systems


• Theoretical Quantum Optics (Prof. W Strunz)
  -Open quantum systems and decoherence
  -Non-Markovian quantum processes
  -Counting statistics and quantum transport


• Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics (Prof. R Schmidt, Dr. F Grossmann)
  -Initial value representation of time-dependent semiclassical quantum dynamics
  -Semiclassical description of many particle systems and nonclassical effects like tunneling and diffraction
  -Inelastic transport of electrons through single molecules


• Theoretical Solid State Physics (Prof. M Vojta)
  -Quantum phase transitions
  -Low-dimensional and frustrated magnets
  -High-temperature superconductors
  -Topological phases and topological order


• Condensed Matter Theory (Prof. C Timm)
  -Molecular electronics: electronic transport through single molecules and molecular thin films, in particular magnetic molecules
  -Pnictides: properties of the magnetic parent compounds of these new high-T_c superconductors
  -Diluted magnetic semiconductors: magnetism, electronic transport, and disorder


• Materials Science and Nanotechnology (Prof. G Cuniberti)
  -Bioelectronics: dissipative quantum transport in the presence of internal disorder, molecular vibrations and buffer solution
  -Mesoscopic physics: contact effects, noise, spin injection, Andreev reflection, weak and strong localization, quantum Hall effect
  -Molecular electronics: inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy, Coulomb blockade, coherent transport of charge and spin


• Institute for Scientific Computing (Jun.-Prof. K Padberg-Gehle, Prof. A Voigt)
  -Development of efficient simulation algorithms on highly parallel computing architectures
  -Orbital-free DFT simulation using finite elements
  -Phase field crystal modeling of polycrystalline materials: grain boundary pre-melting, domain growth, Hall-Petch effect
  -Mesoscopic modeling of complex fluids: colloidal fluids, polymer solutions
  -Computational methods for nonlinear dynamical systems, in particular set-oriented algorithms
  -Numerical analysis of phase-space transport in classical dynamics
  -Lagrangian particle transport in complex flows


• Institute for Physical Chemistry (Prof. G Seifert)
  -Development & application of density-functional based methods for calculations of geometric structure, electronic structure and dynamics of molecules, clusters and condensed systems
  -Quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) for studies of dynamical processes
  -Current density functional theory (CDFT) for calculations of NMR parameters, as chemical shifts
  -Biomolecules concerning possibilities of a biological modification of biological materials

At the MPI-CPfS:

• Chemical Metals Science (Prof. J Grin)
  -Gallides, aluminides, clathrates and clathrate-like intermetallic compounds
  -Synthesis and characterisation of the compounds inclusive phase composition, phase equilibration and phase transitions
  -Bonding analysis in the direct room
  -Chemical aspects of physical phenomena

At the TU Chemnitz:

• Institute for Physics (Prof. M Schreiber)
  -Anderson localization of electrons in amorphous materials
  -Localization and diffusion in quasicrystals
  -Theory of quantum transport in molecular systems such as molecular wires
  -Classical and quantum modeling of transfer processes in chemical and biological systems

In Prague:

• Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (Prof. P Jungwirth)
  -Molecular simulations of ions at aqueous interfaces, including interactions of ions with proteins and membranes
  -Chemistry of aqueous aerosols, structure and dynamics of solvated electrons


• Institute of Chemical Technology (Dr. P Slavicek)
  -Ab initio calculations in ground and excited states using quantum and classical molecular dynamics
  -Photochemical processes and solvation dynamics in molecular clusters and van-der-Waals systems

At the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Wrocław

• Division of Condensed Matter Theory
  -Unconventional superconductivity and strongly correlated electrons
  -Theory of phase transitions and magnetics
  -Electronic structure
  -Ultracold atoms in optical lattices