NEEL CNRS CNRS

Dr. Serge Florens

Address: Institut Néel (CNRS/ UGA)
25, avenue des Martyrs
BP 166
38042 Grenoble Cedex 9
Office: Room M208
Phone number: +33 - 4 - 7688 - 7454
Email: serge(dot)florens(at)grenoble(dot)cnrs(dot)fr

Brief vita

2018: CNRS Research Director
2017: Habilitation of the Université Grenoble-Alpes
2006: Permanent CNRS researcher at Néel Institute
2003: Postdoctoral researcher at KIT, Germany
2003: PhD from LPT-ENS and Université Pierre et Marie Curie
1996: Admission at ENS-Ulm, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris

Research interests

I am part of the team Theory of Quantum Circuits, in the QUEST department of
Neel Institute at CNRS in Grenoble.

My research concerns the theory of electronic transport in nanostructures where
quantum effects involving non-linearities, local magnetism, superconductivity,
or wavelike behavior play a prominent role. I also hold a keen interest for strongly
correlated systems in condensed matter, and for the quantum dynamics of open systems,
especially in the context of many-body quantum optics for circuit-QED platforms.

My research methodology is based both on analytical and numerical methods, and
I especially enjoy developping algorithms to achieve the seemingly impossible task of
solving quantum many-body problems. Collaborating with gifted experimental colleagues
is also a personal pleasure.

Check out the general activities of the joint Neel Theory Group, which encompasses
all the theory teams in our lab, as well as our Twitter account for the latest news and
daily life at NEEL.

Publications

Preprints on cond-mat

Curiculum Vitae

Short C.V. in French

Supervised theses

Manuscripts are available here

Teaching

I am in charge since 2022 of the Master 2 course "Quantum Many-Body Physics" given at ENS-Lyon.
Lecture notes are available here

Weekly Theoretical-Condensed-Matter-Physics Seminar in Grenoble

The seminar usually takes place on Friday at 11AM in room G421 of the LPMMC.
Do not hesitate to contact me if you want to present your work or to propose external speakers.

Upcoming seminars
Past seminars

Presentation of my work

A few seminars that I have given

Some pictures

The nearby Chartreuse mountain
The Theory Group

Life outside physics

Some music that I make