Thomas Bilitewski

Thomas Bilitewski is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University, specializing in quantum many-body physics and quantum simulation. His research bridges atomic, molecular, and optical physics with condensed matter theory, focusing on systems like ultracold gases, spin lattices, and synthetic dimensions.

• Geometric frustration and disorder in spin liquids
• Pauli blocking effects in 2D Fermi gases
• Quantum chaos and butterfly effect in phase transitions
• SU(N) symmetric Fermi gases and their thermodynamics
• Dipolar molecules for quantum metrology
• Floquet-engineered systems and heating suppression
• Synthetic dimensions with long-range interactions

His recent publications highlight universal phenomena in nonequilibrium systems, including ergodicity breaking, topological phases in Bose-Hubbard ladders, and interaction-induced soliton dynamics. He develops theoretical frameworks for experimental observables in cold atom systems, with a focus on spin squeezing, false-vacuum decay, and tunable pair creation mechanisms.

Key collaborations include experimental groups at JILA (University of Colorado Boulder) and Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (Dresden). Current work addresses quantum chaos in classical systems, artificial gauge fields, and disorder-stabilized flat bands.