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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Research profileThe research in our department is dedicated to theexploration of physical realities with experimental,observational, computational and mathematical techniques.
The department attracts many international students atthe Master or PhD level, which results in a multiculturaland social environment.
Fifteen teams within the department undertake inter -nationally competitive research. The department’s primaryconcern is the study of physics and astronomy and thedevelopment of innovative techniques, leading to state-of-the-art research and technical platforms. The researchgroups are embedded in multiple international collaborativenetworks and facilities and they maintain close links withindustry (e.g., consulting, patents) and society (sciencecommunication, societal problems such as radio-isotopes, noise pollution, …).
Research TopicsHard condensed matter• Nanosystems and interfaces• Superconductivity and magnetism• Semiconductors
Soft matter and biophysics• Polymers, thin films and interfaces• Acoustics and thermal physics• Wave propagation in complex media• Biophysics
Nuclear physics • Fundamental interactions• Nuclear structure• Nuclear reactions
Theoretical physics • High-energy physics and cosmology• Statistical physics• Mathematical physics
Stellar astrophysics • Stellar evolution• Asteroseismology• Exoplanets• Astronomical instrumentation
ContactDepartment of Physics and AstronomyCelestijnenlaan 200D box 24123001 LEUVEN, Belgiumhttp://fys.kuleuven.be/english/[email protected] Photo credits to Rob Stevens and Roald Frederickx
KU Leuven. Inspiring the outstanding.
Research units • Laboratory for Semiconductor Physics• Institute for Nuclear and Radiation Physics• Laboratory for Solid State Physics and Magnetism • Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics• Institute for Theoretical Physics• Institute of Astronomy
Several of the research groups in the department are involvedin the following interdisciplinary research centres of theScience, Engineering & Technology group:• Leuven Materials Research Centre (LMRC)• Leuven centre of Aero and Space science, technology
and Applications (LASA)
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Professors: 45Postdoctoral researchers: 85PhD researchers: 170