Statistical Physics and Mathematics (SPAM!)

PSL's Statistical Physics and Mathematics "Grand Programme" gathers mathematicians and physicists from PSL university studying Statistical Physics in a broad sense.

Members of the grand programme are from three departments of PSL:

• CEREMADE at University Paris Dauphine - PSL
• DMA at École normale supérieure - PSL
• LPENS at École normale supérieure - PSL

Statistical Physics is also present in other departments of PSL, at ESPCI and Collège de France. The programme focuses on the interface between Mathematics and Physics. It aims to create and organize a scientific community beyond historical departmental boundaries inside PSL, and to foster cross fertilizations among Mathematics and Physics.

The program has a funding of 2M€, lasts 5 years, has started on January 2025, and aims to hire approximately 6 postdoctoral positions of three years or doctoral students.

• 2025
  • Kickoff meeting (June 2, 2025 at ENS)
  • Thematic day on generalized hydrodynamics (Fall 2025, organizer: Stefano Olla)
  • Invited colloquium (x1)
  • Postdocs hiring (x2)
    • Friedrich Hübner based at LPENS
    • Ronan Memin based at DMA
• 2026
  • Summer school
  • Invited colloquium (x2)
  • Wide audience one-day symposium
  • Postdocs hiring (x2)
• 2027
  • Invited colloquium (x2)
  • Wide audience one-day symposium
  • Postdocs hiring (x2)
• 2028
  • Topics between Statistical Physics and Mathematics - Talking across fields (T1 Semester at Institut Henri Poincaré)
• 2029
  • Invited colloquium (x2)
  • Wide audience one-day symposium
  • Closing event

• Two Junior Research Chairs (three-year highend postdoctoral positions) starting September or October 2026.

• Eleanor Archer (CEREMADE)
• Guillaume Barraquand (LPENS)
• Denis Bernard (LPENS)
• Giulio Biroli (LPENS)
• Eric Brunet (LPENS)
• Djalil Chafaï (DMA-ENS)
• Clément Cosco (CEREMADE)
• Bernard Derrida (LPENS)
• Béatrice de Tilière (CEREMADE)
• Laure Dumaz (DMA-ENS)
• Nicolas Forien (CEREMADE)
• Marylou Gabrié (LPENS)
• Alessandra Iacobucci (CEREMADE)
• Jesper Jacobsen (LPENS)
• Antoine Jégo (CEREMADE)
• Igor Kortchemski (DMA-ENS)
• Werner Krauth (LPENS)
• Jorge Kurchan (LPENS)
• Pierre le Doussal (LPENS)
• Mathieu Lewin (CEREMADE)
• Adam Nahum (LPENS)
• Stefano Olla (CEREMADE)
• Justin Salez (CEREMADE)
• Camille Scalliet (LPENS)
• Guilhem Semerjian (LPENS)
• Clément Tauber (CEREMADE)
• Cristina Toninelli (CEREMADE)
• Kay Wiese (LPENS)

• Guillaume Barraquand (LPENS, coordinator)
• Djalil Chafaï (DMA, coordinator)
• Laure Dumaz (DMA)
• Guilhem Semerjian (LPENS)
• Clement Tauber (CEREMADE)
• Cristina Toninelli (CEREMADE, coordinator)