'NEUQUAM' research group 

Welcome to the JGU Mainz research group  on non-equilibrium universality in quantum matter ('NEUQUAM') 

Our team explores emergent behaviour in driven-dissipative systems from an interdisciplinary angle, combining condensed matter, AMO and quantum information. The common focus is on systems where strong inter-particle correlations are a necessary ingredient to capture dynamics and/or to shape phases of matter which could not be described in terms of single particle physics, or through the dynamcs of collective degrees of freedom. Although the focus is usually on many-body quantum optics experiments or near-term quantum information applications, our conceptual and methodological approach remains grounded in a condensed matter theory mindset. 

Our activities are embedded in a dense network of local and international research centers revolving around the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) of Mainz. Our main collaborations are located in the US, Switzerland, Spain and Germany.

We rank teamwork and dedication as our highest values. 

The group was established in October '19 and it is led by J-Prof. Dr. Jamir Marino.


We are members of the EU consortium 'QuSiED'  

We are members of the CRC/TRR 'QuCoLiMa'

We are members of the research center ‘TopDyn

We contribute to the Henriette Herz program of the Humboldt Foundation

We are supported by the DFG through the project 'HADE-QUAM'

We run large scale simulations on the high performance cluster Mogon II  

We are partners of the interdisciplinary spin center  'SPICE' at JGU

From January 2021 till June 2024 we were part of the CRC/TRR 'Elasto-Q-Mat'