Laudatio given by Dean Santiago Schnell, during the blessing of the Center in the presence of Linda and Bill Stavropoulos

Condensed matter physics and materials science lies at the heart of many of the scientific and technological challenges of our time. The fundamental understanding of materials and the principal phenomena governing their properties is central to continuing advances in almost all areas of modern technology. The Sravropoulos Center for Complex Quantum Matter will catapult the University of Notre Dame to the forefront of physical sciences, where revolutionary advances are expected. Thanks to the generous gift of the Stavropoulos family, our researchers will make exciting discoveries by finding new materials and exploring their properties at the nanoscale by using state-of-the-art techniques and facilities and developing powerful technologies
to fabricate functional nanostructures and devices beneficial for our society.