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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Natural Science

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Condensed Matter Physics (CMP)

Nuggets

Designing functional magnetic nanowires
Designing nanowires with tunable semiconducting properties
How does hydrogenation change carbon nanotubes?
Virtual walk in schwarzite, a type of carbon foam (click on the image and move with the mouse)

Condensed Matter Physics (CMP) is a highly diverse field encompassing a wide range of theories and experiments.

Here at Michigan State University, we have exciting and innovative research programs in light-matter interactions, nanostructured materials, quantum and classical fluctuations, superconductivity, ultrafast spectroscopies, biophysics — and more!

The links in the right column menu will take you to pages describing aspects of the condensed matter physics program.