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Impressions CTD.QMAT26
More than 300 researchers from all over the world gathered in Würzburg from 28 September to 2 October 2026 to share the latest insights into topological, correlated, and dynamic quantum systems. Thank you to all participants, speakers, poster presenters, and supporters for your contributions and for five inspiring days of exchange!
Looking forward to seeing you in Dresden in 2028.
View in the Lecture Hall during the conference. © ctd.qmat/Theresa Kunzelmann
Audience during the conference. © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
A male spaker is giving a scientific talk during CTD.QMAT26. © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Three scientist discuss while having snacks. © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Vivid discussion about a scientific poster. © ctd.qmat/Theresa Kunzelmann
View in the poster exhibition. © ctd.qmat/Theresa Kunzelmann
Pizza buffet at Neubaukirche. © ctd.qmat/Theresa Kunzelmann
Pizza discussion at Neubaukirche. © ctd.qmat/Theresa Kunzelmann
Pizza at Neubaukirche. © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Scientists at Neubaukirche © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Panel discussion with four female scientists about their career path. © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Group picture of all participants of the GHN Networking Dinner © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Waiting for the conference Dinner in front of the Residence © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Residence with conference participants in front of the fountain © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Group picture at the fountain in front of the Residence © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Conference dinner with wine tasting at the Hofkeller © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the CTD.QMAT26 Scholarship. The scholarship programme supports early-career researchers and students in participating in the conference and presenting their work during the poster session.
The scholarship recipients represent institutions in Germany, Finland, France, India, and the United States. Their poster contributions reflect the breadth of contemporary research in quantum materials, ranging from topological phases and Weyl semimetals to orbital magnetization, moiré materials, quantum geometry, and two-dimensional superfluids.
Scholarship Recipients
Azaz Ahmad
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Contribution:
Semiclassical theory of frequency-dependent linear magneto-optical transport in Weyl semimetals
Sariah Al Saati
Institution: Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Contribution:
Theory of local orbital magnetization: Local Berry curvature
Subrahmanyam Devarakonda
Institution: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, India
Contribution:
Anomaly-induced hybrid bulk electromagnetic mode in Weyl semimetals
Tobias Helbig
Institution: Stanford University, USA
Contribution:
Boson-vortex duality and the inverse energy cascade in two-dimensional superfluids
Liwei Jing
Institution: University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Contribution:
Supermoiré lattice emergent in strained bilayer SnTe
Shubhanshu Karoliya
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India
Contribution:
Majorana polarization, disorder, and topological diagnostics in hybrid nanowires and graphene strips
Niklas Witt
Institution: Bielefeld University, Germany
Contribution:
Dirac meets flat band: Interplay of local moments and quantum geometry in correlated graphene heterostructures
We congratulate all scholarship recipients and wish them every success in their future scientific careers.
CTD.QMAT26 scholarship recipients and ctd.qmat early-career researcher representatives. From left to right: Tatiana Aureliia Uaman Svetikova, Niklas Witt, Azaz Ahmad, Tobias Helbig, Liwei Jing, Sariah Al Saati, Shubhanshu Karoliya, Francesco Paoletti, Sameran Banerjee, Subrahmanyam Devarakonda, and Victor Teodor Cozea. © ctd.qmat/Tobias Ritz
Scholarship Support
The CTD.QMAT26 scholarship programme is partially funded by the Wittenstein Stiftung. We gratefully acknowledge the Stiftung’s support in enabling early-career researchers and students to participate in the conference and present their work in the poster session.
The Wittenstein Stiftung also reports about the scholarships on its website (in German): Wittenstein Stiftung – Weitere Förderprojekte.
Poster Prizes
CTD.QMAT26 Poster Prize recipients. From left to right: Niklas Witt, Salahudin Smailagic, and Romana Ganser.
© ctd.qmat/Theresa Kunzelmann
More than 130 poster contributions showcased current research across the broad field of quantum materials. The poster sessions provided an important forum for scientific exchange, particularly for international early-career researchers, and highlighted new work, including results that have not yet been published.
Poster Prize Recipients
Three early-career researchers were honoured with the CTD.QMAT26 Poster Prize for their outstanding poster presentations.
Romana Ganser
Institution: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
Contribution:
Topology on a moiré lattice: From Dirac crossings to quantum-metric-dressed gaps
Salahudin Smailagic
Institution: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
Contribution:
Extended s-wave superconductivity in M-point twisted bilayer SnSe₂
Niklas Witt
Institution: Bielefeld University, Germany
Contribution:
Dirac meets flat band: Interplay of local moments and quantum geometry in correlated graphene heterostructures
We warmly congratulate the poster prize recipients on their awards and thank all poster presenters for their valuable contributions to the scientific programme.