Qubit in superconducting multimode cavity. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics. Physical chemistry is the study of how matter behaves across a wide range of length-scales spanning atomic and molecular dimensions and extending to macroscopic systems. It encompasses quantum phenomena at essentially all levels such as the electronic structure of matter and its interaction with optical fields, energy and charg.

Materials research at UChicago cuts across disciplinary boundaries to create new and novel materials. Materials science helps us to understand and create novel properties that emerge from complex chemical systems. Quantum dots, 2D materials, plasmonics. Synthesis of functional organic materials. Controlling quantum dynamics in materials. Capturing light to power the planet. Jamming, sticking, and patterning. Working at the interface between theory and experiment.