Best non-equilibrium groups?

[Silicon-Based]

I realize the question is quite broad but what research groups working on statistical physics, stochastic processes, and complex systems are generally considered the best? Would like to know about Europe and America alike.

 

[DrClaude]

There are many good groups in the field. Here are a few that came to mind:

Peter Hänggi https://www.physik.uni-augsburg.de/theo1/hanggi/
Eric Lutz http://itp1.uni-stuttgart.de
Gavin Crooks http://threeplusone.com/gec/
Christopher Jarzynski http://www.chem.umd.edu/faculty-staff-directory/facultydirectory/christopher-jarzynski

 

[gavincrooks]

In North America there are now a bunch of really good younger professors working on non-equilibrium statistical physics theory: Suri Vaikuntanathan (Chicago), David Limmer (Berkeley), David Sivak (Simon Fraser), Sebastian Deffner (Maryland), Jordan Horowitz (Just started at UMICH), Todd Gingrich (Just started at Northwestern), and Grant Rotskoff (TBD, but soon). And I'm probably forgetting someone.