Our group is with the Condensed Matter Physics program of the Physics Department at Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory-US DOE.

The major challenges that nature poses for current condensed matter and materials physics come from a world of small things and of complex things. Our research currently focuses on the development and application of ultrafast laser spectroscopy and/or microscopy to study the world of nanoscience and complexity (or simply, advanced materials). The combination of femtosecond [10^(-15) s] time resolution, broadband probe capabilities, and specifically designed nanostructures and complex materials opens up many exciting opportunities to understand and manipulate the fundamental properties of advanced materials [Figure 1].