LASSP conducts research in the following areas:

Theoretical Condensed-Matter Physics
Cornell helped develop the foundations of condensed matter physics such as the renormalization-group approach to critical phenomena and the theoretical description of exotic ordered phases. Current research includes topics such as Bose condensed systems, nanotubes, structures of biological matter, random matrix theory, many-body perturbation theory, and computational physics. read more

Experimental Condensed-Matter Physics (Including Complex Systems and Nanoscale Systems)
Condensed-matter physics covers a wide range of research topics. Active research includes nanoscience, molecular electronics, quantum effects in mechanical systems, superconductors and other correlated-electron materials, supersolids, superfluidity, magnetic materials and devices, x-ray physics, complex systems and fluids, and nonlinear systems. read more

Biological Physics
Cornell supports a growing range of activities in biological physics, including investigations into fluctuations in biological systems, imaging of molecular motion, the operation of molecular motors, properties of biological macromolecules, interactions in living cells, biomembrane structure and function, mechanical properties of chromosomes and biological macromolecules, read more

Optics
Current research in optics includes the electrodynamics of glasses, glassy crystals, nanoscale defects, interstellar dust grains, anharmonic crystals, and MEMS oscillator arrays. read more

Kavli Institute at Cornell
The Kavli Institute at Cornell (KIC) is devoted to the development and utilization of next-generation tools for exploring the nanoscale world. KIC will be housed in the new Physical Sciences Building. Labs are on the basement level, and Director’s office and conference room will be located on the 4th Floor. The instrumentation in the KIC Facility will be available to the entire Cornell community, and uniform user fees will be charged. read more