Prof. Cheng Chin from the Department of Physics, James Franck Institute, and Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago, USA, is a Humboldt Research Award winner and has visited the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and LMU Munich as a guest of the Quantum Many-Body Systems Division multiple times — most recently twice during his sabbatical:
His first sabbatical visit took place from 21 September to 20 October 2025, and his second from 19 January to 18 March 2026.
Prof. Chin shares about his visit:
“I am spending my sabbatical in the LMU Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics again! Last time was in 2013. Since then AMO physics has evolved so much that I really cherish the opportunities to share our passion and learn all the exciting discoveries in research. Atoms and molecules never stop surprise us.
My own research focuses on exploring novel quantum phenomena. A few recent examples are Bose fireworks, pattern formation, many-body chemistry, mediated interactions and inflation. We are also building a quantum matter synthesizer.”
More information can be found on the MPQ Guest page.
