Jörg Main (Universität Stuttgart, Germany) - Classical and semiclassical studies on excitons in quantum wells.
Wolfgang Langbein (Cardiff University, UK) - Machining of localized strain defects to trap excitons in Cuprite using picosecond infrared laser pulses.
Francesca Maria Marchetti (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain) - Very strong light-matter coupling in patterned GaAs heterostructures.
Valentin Walther (Purdue University, USA) - Surface Polaritons and Strongly Interacting Rydberg Excitons.
Hamid Ohadi (University of St Andrews, UK) - Making useful single photons with weak nonlinearities.
Armando Genco (University of Pisa, Italy) - Ultrafast dynamics of Rydberg and layer-hybridized excitonic species in transition metal dichalcogenides mono- and bilayers.
Sufei Shi (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Nobuko Naka (Kyoto University, Japan) - Acceptor-bound excitons in diamond.
Patric Rommel (Universität Stuttgart, Germany) - Impact of the valence band on Rydberg excitons in cuprous oxide quantum wells.
Sylwia Zielinska-Raczynska (Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland) - The dynamics of Rydberg blockade in Cu2O.
David Ziemkiewicz (Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland) - Interactions between plasmons and Rydberg excitons.
Julian Heckötter (TU Dortmund, Germany) - Two-dimensional Fourier transform spectroscopy on excitons in Cu2O.
Pavel Belov (Universität Rostock, Germany) - Energy spectrum of trions.
Christoforos Iakovou (University of Cambridge, UK) - Large Rydberg excitons in synthetic Cu2O thin films.
Simon Siegeroth (TU Dortmund, Germany) - Rydberg exciton polaritons in an open fiber cavity
Krzysztof Sawicki (Durham University, UK) - Nonlinear spectroscopy of Rydberg excitons in optical microcavities.
Paul Walker (Sheffield University, UK) - Temporal dynamics of polariton condensation and coherence in disordered high-Q microcavities.
Madeleine Fisher (Durham University, UK) - Microwave-to-optical conversion via Rydberg excitons in cuprous oxide.
Reuben Sorsbie (University of St Andrews, UK) - Sideband luminescence lineshape and surface interactions of 1s excitons in confined structures of Cu2O.
Xiang Long (National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse, France) - Electrical Readout of Rydberg Excitons in Cu2O.
Omar Hazem Mashaal (Purdue University, USA) - Microwave Control of Optical Fields in Cuprous Oxide.
Shiva Kant Tiwari (Purdue University, USA) - Low-Energy Purification of Crystal Defects by Rydberg Excitons.
Nathan Wilson (TU Munich, Germany)
Early Bird registration - until 31st of May 2026
Standard registration - from 1st of June 2026
Poster abstract submission deadline - 1st of June 2026
Registration deadline - 24th of June 2026
9th International Workshop on Rydberg Excitons - 25th and 26th of June 2026
This 2-day Workshop is organised by the Quantum Physics and Technology Group at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sheffield, UK.
The workshop focuses on the physics of Rydberg excitons, exploring the unique properties of electron-hole pairs in highly excited states. Sixty years after their discovery, these systems are attracting renewed global interest for their extreme field sensitivity and strong interactions—properties that make them ideal for fundamental quantum studies and future nonlinear optical applications.
The workshop will consist of talks by leading researchers and poster sessions by the school attendees - see details in the Programme.
The workshop is suitable for all researchers from a PhD student level.
Posters will be on display in the foyer area outside Lecture Theatre 3. Please prepare your poster A0 format (width: 841 mm x Height: 1189 mm - Portrait)
Santiago Sanchez Salas (Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of Nano-Objects, Toulouse, France) - Hydrothermal synthesis of Cu2O for Rydberg excitons.
Xiang Long (National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse, France) - Electrical Readout of Rydberg Excitons in Cu2O
Seongmoon Jun (University of Cambridge, UK) - Large Rydberg excitons in synthetic Cu2O thin films.
Hakon Etteldorf (TU Dortmund, Germany) - An open fiber cavity platform for strong coupling of Rydberg excitons in Cu2O.
Simon Siegeroth (TU Dortmund, Germany) - Rydberg exciton polaritons in an open fiber cavity.
Madeleine Fisher (Durham University, UK) - Microwave-to-optical conversion via Rydberg excitons in cuprous oxide.
Reuben Sorsbie (University of St Andrews, UK) - Sideband luminescence lineshape and surface interactions of 1s excitons in confined structures of Cu2O.
Italo Andrade (Cardiff University, UK) - Superconducting resonators for coupling with Rydberg excitons in Cu2O.