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Adilson Motter is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Physics and Astronomy and (by courtesy) Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University. He serves as Director of the Center for Network Dynamics (CND) and has been a faculty member since March 2006. His academic appointments include affiliations with the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute (CLP), Molecular Biophysics Program, NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology (NITMB), Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy, Graduate Program in Applied Physics, Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering (INQUIRE), and Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO).
Professor Motter received his Ph.D. in 2002 from UNICAMP (University of Campinas), Brazil, where he worked with Professor Patricio S. Letelier. Prior to joining Northwestern, he held positions as Guest Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Germany and as Director's Funded Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Professor Motter's research focuses on the dynamical behavior and control of complex systems and networks. His work spans theoretical and computational approaches to understanding phenomena in physical, biological, and engineered systems. Key research areas include:
- Cascading dynamics and network resilience
- Spontaneous synchronization and symmetry phenomena
- Network control theory and applications
- Quantum networks and information transfer
- Machine learning applications to network science
- Data-driven discovery in complex systems
- Applications to quantitative biology, biomedical research, renewable energy, smart power grids, microfluidics, and metamaterials
Analysis of Professor Motter's recent publications reveals a strong interdisciplinary focus spanning physics, engineering, biology, and computer science. His work demonstrates consistent innovation in network science, with recent contributions advancing quantum networking architectures, understanding power grid limitations for electric vehicle integration, developing machine learning approaches for genetic analysis, and exploring fundamental synchronization phenomena. A notable trend is the increasing application of his theoretical frameworks to real-world challenges in energy systems, biomedical research, and quantum information technology.
Professor Motter has received numerous prestigious awards and honors:
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2009)
- Weinberg Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research (2009)
- Northwestern-Argonne Early Career Investigator Award for Energy Research (2010)
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2011)
- Erdös-Rényi Prize in Network Science (2013)
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (2013)
- Simons Foundation Fellowship in Theoretical Physics (2015)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2015)
- Scialog Fellow (2015)
- Outstanding Referee, American Physical Society (2016)
- Fellow of the Network Science Society (2020)
- Senior Scientific Award, Complex Systems Society (2022)
Professor Motter has demonstrated exceptional commitment to mentoring, as evidenced by the Weinberg Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research. His research group has received significant funding through multiple NSF grants, including his CAREER award, and collaborations with Argonne National Laboratory. Current research directions include mechanical metamaterial networks, quantum network science, and other areas of complex systems. The group has been actively recruiting postdoctoral researchers and has seen students recognized with awards and research grants.
As Director of the Center for Network Dynamics (established September 2023), Professor Motter leads a multidisciplinary team exploring network phenomena across various domains. The Center has hosted significant events including the 'Brain Architecture and Computing 2024' workshop and is organizing the 2025 CDC Workshop on Neurocomputation and Dynamics in Rio de Janeiro. The Motter Group maintains active collaborations with experimentalists and researchers from diverse disciplines, facilitating the translation of theoretical insights into practical applications.
