Collaborative Research Networks

The pre-2009 research network listings: by research area and by location.

	Biophysics 16 members	This network is targeting two lengths scales: mesoscopic and microscopic. The first scale is currently focussing on non-linear dynamics in biophysical systems, particularly cardiac dynamics. The second focuses on biomolecules, both in the cell and outside, as in the case of light-harvesting proteins. [-] Members Markus Bär, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany Hans J Briegel, University of Innsbruck, Austria Joern Davidsen, University of Calgary Natia Frank, University of Victoria Leon Glass, McGill University Raymond Kapral, University of Toronto Stuart Kaufmann, University of Calgary Normand Mousseau, Université de Montréal Sergei Noskov, University of Calgary Dennis Salahub, University of Calgary Barry C Sanders, University of Calgary Boris L Spivak, University of Washington Philip CE Stamp, University of British Columbia Ed Vigmond, University of Calgary
	Complex Materials 14 members	This network focusses on the non-equilibrium processes occurring in polymers, glasses, and alloys, and on other systems which can form self-organised structures, and on numerical modeling of these. [-] Members Colin Denniston, University of Western Ontario James Harden, University of Ottawa Bela Joos, University of Ottawa Mikko Karttunen, University of Western Ontario Malcolm Kennett, Simon Fraser University Maria Kilfoil, McGill University James Langer, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA Lisa Manning, Princeton University. USA Philipp Maass, Technische Universitaet Ilmenau, Germany Martin Mueser, University of Western Ontario Joerg Rottler, University of British Columbia
	Complex Networks 7 members	A group seeking to model complex networks with relevance to biophysical and geophysical systems, using methods from non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and non-linear dynamics. [-] Members Gordon Broderick, Dept. of Medicine, U of Alberta Dante Chialvo, Northwestern U Medical School Michael Colicos, Dept. of Medicine, U of Calgary Joern Davidsen, Complexity Science Group, U of Calgary Barbara Drossel, Technische U Darmstadt Peter Grassberger, Complexity Science Group, U of Calgary Sui Huang, IBI, U of Calgary Maya Paczuski, Complexity Science Group, U of Calgary Kim Sneppen, Center for Models of Life, Niels Bohr Institute
	Computational Physics 36 members	This large network is building upon the highly successful computational physics efforts already made by an earlier and smaller PITP group. The focus is on new methods (Quantum Monte Carlo and electronic structure methods, and methods from quantum information), and their application to diverse problems in condensed matter physics and complex materials (including biophysical systems). [-] Members
	Canadian Theorists Foreign Theorists Bill Atkinson (Trent) Kevin Beach (Alberta) Mona Berciu (UBC) M. Boninsegni (Alberta) M. Côté (Montréal) M. Gingras (Waterloo) F. Marsiglio (Alberta) Roger Melko (Waterloo) D. Poulin (Sherbrooke) G. Sawatzky (UBC) D. Sénéchal (Sherbrooke) E. Sorensen (McMaster) W. Stephan (Bishop's) R. Wortis (Trent) E. Arrigoni (Graz) T. Devereaux (Stanford) A. Georges (Polytechnique) X. Gonze (Liège) K. Haule (Rutgers) H. Evertz (Gratz) M. Imada (Tokyo) M. Jarrell (LSU) G. Kotliar (Rutgers) F. Mila (Genève) T. Maier (Oakridge) M. Potthoff (Würzburg) N. Prokof'ev (Amherst) A. Sandvik (Boston) D.J. Scalapino (UCSB) U. Schollwöck (Aachen) Tsunetsugu (ISSP, Tokyo) M. Troyer (ETH) P. Werner (ETH) S. Wessel (Stuttgart) S.R. White (U.C. Irvine)
	Correlated Electrons 23 members	This group focusses on both older problems like high-Tc superconductivity, and newer systems like graphene, correlated electrons in 2-d interfaces, and topological insulators. [-] Members
	Horizon Analogues 11 members	This group looks at analogues of phenomena in particle physics and cosmology that exist in condensed matter, fluid mechanics, and quantum optics. The idea is that one learns more about both the high-energy and low-energy physics in this way. [-] Members Eric Cornell, NIST, USA Ted Jacobsen, University of Maryland Renaud Parentani, Université de Paris-Sud George R Pickett, University of Lancaster, UK Germain Rousseau, Université de Nice, France Ralf Shutzhold, Universitat Duisberg-Essen, Germany WG Unruh, University of British Columbia Matt Visser, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Grisha Volovik, University of Helsinki, Finland Shoucheng Zhang, Stanford University
	Magnetism 47 members	This large group focusses is on materials properties of magnetic systems, on various aspects of the classical physics of these materials (particularly the theoretical modeling of magnetic films, spin transport, and nanomagnetic systems). It also focusses on problems in quantum magnetism such as quantum spin glasses, frustrated spin liquids, and tunneling in magnetic molecules. [-] Members C. Adams, St Francis Xavier University G Aeppli, London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London A. Aharony, Ben Gurion University P. W. Anderson, Princeton B. Barbara, CNRS, Laboratoire Louis Neel G. Balakrishnan, University of Warwick M. Berciu, University of British Columbia A. L. Burin, Department of Chemistry, Tulane University S. Cadogan, University of Manitoba M. G. Cottam, University of Western Ontario S. Curnoe, Memorial University of Newfoundland T.P. Devereaux, Stanford H. T. Diep, University of Cergy-Pontoise J. S. Dodge, Simon Fraser University M. Fiebig, Universitaet Bonn, HISKP M. Freeman, University of Alberta B. D. Gaulin, McMaster University G. Kotliar, Rutgers University J. E. Greedan, McMaster University O. G. Heinonen, Seagate Technology S. Hill, National High Magnetic Field Lab C.-M. Hu, University of Manitoba Y. Imry, Weizmann Institute Y. B. Kim, University of Toronto T. Kimura, Division of Materials Physics, Osaka University S. R. Julian, University of Toronto J. van Lierop, University of Manitoba G. M. Luke, McMaster University E. Meloche, Seagate Technology T. Monchesky, Dalhousie University U. Nowak, Universitat Konstanz O. Petrenko, University of Warwick M. Plumer, Memorial University of Newfoundland K. Poduska, Memorial University of Newfoundland M. Poirier, Université de Sherbrooke N. V. Prokof'ev, University of Massachussetts at Amherst G. Quirion, Memorial University of Newfoundland G. Sawatzky, University of British Columbia R. de Sousa, University of Victoria B. W. Southern, University of Manitoba P. C. E. Stamp, University of British Columbia O. Tchernyshyov, Johns Hopkins University A.-M. Tremblay, Université de Sherbrooke D. E. Venus, McMaster University J. P. Whitehead, Memorial University of Newfoundland M. Zhitomirsky, SPSMS, CEA-Grenoble
	Quantum Optics (selected topics) 12 members	This group of a dozen researchers is concerned with the use of quantum optical systems in quantum technologies, along with several people working on high precision atomic theory, and on cold gases. [-] Members Alexandre Blais, Université de Sherbrooke Gordon W.F. Drake, University of Windsor Steven M. Girvin, Yale University Robert J. Schoelkopf, Yale University Aashish Clerk, McGill University Andreas Wallraff, ETH Zurich Zong-Chao Yan, University of New Brunswick
	Supersolids 14 members	This network focusses on the really dramatic new supersolid state found in 4He solid. It is an equal mixture of theorists and experimentalists from all over the world. [-] Members PW Anderson, Princeton University S Balibar, École Normale Supérieure J Beamish, University of Alberta M Boninsegni, University of Alberta M Chan, Pennsylvania State University JC Seamus Davis, Cornell University D Huse, Princeton University E Kim, KAIST, South Korea M Kubota, ISSP, Japan NV Prokof'ev, University of Massachussetts JD Reppy, Cornell University K Shirahama, Keio University, Japan PCE Stamp, University of British Columbia B Svistunov, University of Massachussets