Statistical Physics Group

Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems, Coventry University

Welcome to the home page of the Statistical Physics Group! We are one of the research groups in the Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems at Coventry University. We work on a range of problems in the theory of statistical physics: complex systems formed of many particles for which a statistical description is essential. We have particular interests in quantum and out-of-equilibrium systems.

Click here for details of the academic staff and PhD students in the group.

Click here for a description of some of the research we do.

Click here for details of how to contact the group, and how to get here.

Our news archive is here.

News

Dr Sascha Wald receives EPSRC New Investigator Award

Dr Sascha Wald has received the prestigious EPSRC New Investigator Award. The awarded project, Active Quantum Matter: Novel Quantum Phases (AQUA NOVA), brings together the fields of active matter and quantum matter. By exploring how quantum systems can mimick the dynamics of classical active agents, the project aims to uncover new quantum phases and deepen our understanding of complex quantum systems.

There are opportunities for a PostDoc and a PhD position within this project. Please contact Sascha.Wald@coventry.ac.uk.

London Mathematical Society funds Quantum Workshop Coventry

Dr Sascha Wald has received the LMS Workshop Grant to run the second instance of Quantum Workshop Coventry. The workshop will take place on February 23 and 24. See our Events Page for further details.

Thomas defended his PhD thesis

Congratulations to Thomas Sheerin, who successfully defended his PhD thesis ("Field Theories of Strongly Correlated, Two-Dimensional Metals: Phases and Criticality", co-supervised by Chris Hooley) on Wednesday 12th November 2025.

Welcome to new PhD students Mya and Liv

Welcome to our new PhD students, Mya Andrews and Liv Hammer, who joined the group in September 2025! Mya is working with Chris Hooley on tensor-network-path-integral approaches to dynamics and topology; Liv is working with Federico Carollo on open quantum systems and non-equilibrium phase transitions.

Federico Carollo in top 2% of scientists

Congratulations to Dr Federico Carollo, who has been included in this year's Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List!

Visit from Prof. Yurij Holovatch

Many thanks to Prof. Yurij (Yurko) Holovatch, of the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, for visiting us in September 2025!

Visit from Marcel Cech and Prof. Igor Lesanovsky

Many thanks to Marcel Cech and Prof. Igor Lesanovsky, of the Institute for Theoretical Physics of the University of Tübingen, for visiting us in June 2025!

CovenDRI workshop series

Thank you to everyone who took part in, organised, or helped fund the workshop series CovenDRI ("Developing Research Independence"), which took place at Coventry in spring 2025.

Paulo defended his PhD thesis

Congratulations to Paulo J. Paulino, who successfully defended his PhD thesis (Supervisor: Federico Carollo) in May 2025. He has now moved to a postdoctoral position in Mallorca.

Welcome to Colin Rylands

Welcome to Dr Colin Rylands, who joined the group in April 2025 as Assistant Professor! He works on non-equilibrium quantum systems, entanglement entropy, and strongly correlated systems.

PRL collection of the year 2024

A current member of the Stat. Phys. group, Dr Federico Carollo, and a soon-to-be member, Dr Colin Rylands (from 1st April), have both had their work featured in Physical Review Letters’ highly selective collection of the year 2024, in the ‘Quantum information, science, and technology’ category. Congratulations!

Welcome to Federico Carollo

Welcome to Dr Federico Carollo, who joined the group in November 2024 as Associate Professor! He works on non-equilibrium quantum many-body systems, open quantum dynamics, and large deviations.

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