#  Mitrano Lab  

 



####  Welcome to the Mitrano Lab! 

 

 

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##  Job Announcement 

Our group is currently seeking motivated postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students. For more information see [Opportunities](/opportunities)



 

##  Latest News 

 



  [### Sophia defended her thesis! 

 ](/news/2026/03/sophia-defended-her-thesis) March 25, 2026 

 Sophia successfully defended here PhD thesis on "X-ray probes of dynamical correlations in nickelates and cuprates"! She is the first PhD student to graduate from the Mitrano group, and in establishing tradition, received a graduation hat representative... 

 

 

   ![Sophia_grad_hat](/sites/g/files/omnuum1256/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/image%20%285%29.png?itok=hrwkAre_) 

 



 

 

   [### Matteo awarded with a 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics

 ](/news/2026/02/matteo-awarded-2026-sloan-research-fellowship-physics) February 17, 2026 

 Matteo receives a 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics. Associated with $75,000 in funding for research activities, the Sloan Fellowship is given to early career researchers at US and Canadian institutions who are viewed as future scientific leaders... 

 

 

   ![Sloan logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum1256/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-02/SRF%20Square%201.png?h=afb74200&itok=kfPtCKpy) 

 



 

 

   [### Beyond-Hubbard Pairing in a Cuprate Ladder

 ](/news/2025/06/beyond-hubbard-pairing-cuprate-ladder) June 04, 2025 

 Our new article, Beyond-Hubbard Pairing in a Cuprate Ladder , is now out in Physical Review X. In this paper, we use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering to measure magnetic excitations in a prototypical cuprate ladder, and find evidence for strong hole... 

 

 

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   [### Symmetry-protected electronic metastability

 ](/news/2025/06/symmetry-protected-electronic-metastability) June 04, 2025 

 Our new article, Symmetry-protected electronic metastability in an optically driven cuprate ladder , is now out in Nature Materials. In this work, we demonstrate light-induced electronic metastability protected by symmetry, offering a rational design... 

 

 

   ![Metastability_Hari](/sites/g/files/omnuum1256/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-06/Metastability_PSI.png?itok=dI07kj1z) 

 



 

 

   [### Magnetic Excitations in Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates revealed by RIXS

 ](/news/2025/06/magnetic-excitations-ruddlesden-popper-nickelates-revealed-rixs) June 04, 2025 

 Our new article, Magnetic excitations in Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates observed via resonant inelastic x-ray scattering , is now out in Physical Review B. Here, we investigate the layer-dependent evolution of electronic and magnetic interactions in... 

 

 

   ![nickelates_RIXS_mag](/sites/g/files/omnuum1256/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-06/Ruddleston_popper.png?itok=ECE8nfih) 

 



 

 

   [### Mitrano Lab Joins RWTH Aachen University's OPTIMAL Consortium 

 ](/news/2025/01/mitrano-lab-joins-rwth-aachen-universitys-optimal-consortium) January 15, 2025 

 The Mitrano lab joins the OPTIMAL (Optical Control of Quantum Materials) consortium, with Professor Mattteo Mitrano as a Mercator fellow. OPTIMAL is a joint, intercampus collaboration between experimental and theoretical researchers targeting major... 

 

 

   ![OPTIMAL logo](/sites/g/files/omnuum1256/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/show_picture.png?itok=5IMUziJG) 

 



 

 

  

 

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