Prof. Schmidt is a member of the California Institiute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3) and the Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering (CBSE). His research interests include single particle optics, integrated optofluidics, integrated optics for biomedical applications, nano-magneto-optics, nano-magnetism, time-resolved spectroscopy of molecules, semiconductors and nanostructures, quantum interference, electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), nonlinear optics, quantum optics, and all-optical semiconductor devices.