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The Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials launches a series of recorded lectures from the international conference “Advances in Solid State Physics and New Materials”, held from May 19–23, 2025, to celebrate 30 years of the Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials.

Jointly organized by the Institute of Physics Belgrade and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), the conference brought together leading researchers in solid state physics and materials science.

The series begins with a lecture by Prof. Peter Hirschfeld (University of Florida, USA), titled “Superconductivity: There’s plenty of cream at the bottom.” The lecture was delivered on May 21, 2025, in the Grand Hall of SANU.

The series is aimed at promoting scientific exchange and sharing research highlights presented during the conference. This activity is part of the HIP-2D-QM project, implemented under the Horizon ERA Chair call and funded by the European Union, which seeks to strengthen research excellence and innovation capacity at the Institute of Physics Belgrade.

Watch the full lecture series on YouTube

As part of the Advances in Solid State Physics and New Materials conference, held from May 19 to 23, 2025, in Belgrade, the HIP-2D-QM project co-organized a dedicated workshop titled “Research Opportunities at Large-Scale User Facilities.”

Chaired by Dr. Emil Božin (Institute of Physics Belgrade) and Dr. Dušan Božanić (Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences), the workshop provided a platform for researchers to explore access to advanced research infrastructures. Topics included neutron and synchrotron beamlines, proposal writing strategies, and emerging techniques in materials characterization.

The session featured contributions from representatives of major European facilities, including the European Spallation Source (ESS), ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and MAX IV Laboratory. Discussions highlighted the importance of international collaboration and the role of large-scale facilities in advancing quantum materials research.

The workshop was organized in cooperation with the H2020 project NEPHEWS, strengthening the link between Western Balkans institutions and European large-scale research infrastructures.

This activity aligns with the HIP-2D-QM project’s goals to enhance research excellence, foster strategic networking, and promote access to world-class user facilities within the European Research Area.

As part of the 10th International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism (ICSM2025), the HIP-2D-QM team organized a special session titled "From Disorder to Metastability and Hidden Phases in 2D Quantum Materials," held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

The session focused on complex behaviors emerging from disorder and frustration in low-dimensional systems—key ingredients in the formation of hidden and metastable phases relevant to future quantum technologies. It brought together experimental and theoretical perspectives on exotic phases, non-equilibrium dynamics, and advanced characterization methods. The session provided a valuable forum for discussing open challenges in understanding structure-function relationships in quantum materials and exploring new directions in the field.

Session Topics Include:

•Impact of disorder on competing orders in electronic systems
•Geometric frustration and short-range order driven phenomena
•Glassy dynamics vs. pre-thermal regimes of correlated electrons
•Hidden and metastable states and their manipulation

Co-organizers: Emil Bozin & Nenad Lazarević

On May 16, 2025, the Institute of Physics Belgrade marked its anniversary with the traditional ceremony awarding the Annual and Student Prizes—recognizing outstanding scientific achievements and the best doctoral work from the previous year.

The Annual Prize was awarded to Dr. Jelena Pešić for her significant contributions to the understanding of how defects and structural modifications influence the electronic and magnetic properties of low-dimensional and topological materials. Following the award ceremony, Dr. Jelena Pešić gave an lecture titled “Through chaos to function: How defects shape 2D semiconductor nanolattices”

The awards were presented by the Director of the Institute, Dr. Aleksandar Bogojević. This year’s prize jury was chaired by last year’s laureate Dr. Marko Vojinović, with members Dr. Bojana Višić and Dr. Jakša Vučičević.

For more details, visit the full announcement on the IPB website.