Department of Physics
The Department of Physics belongs to the Faculty of Science and Technology at Umeå University.
At present about 100 people work at the new Department of Physics, professors, lecturers, researchers, guest professors, postdocs, doctoral students, and technical and administrative staff.
We carry out research and research education in various fields, for example in optical physics, nonlinear physics, plasma physics, general relativity, condensed matter physics and nanotechnology, photonics, biological physics, complex networks, space physics and physics education.
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2013-03-27
It was always believed that water is “squeezed” out of the clay structure under pressure but physicists at Umeå University together with German collea...
2013-02-05
The structure of graphite oxide surprisingly expands when cooled in methanol or ethanol. Also, graphite oxide selectively absorbs methanol from water-...
2013-01-29
The European Commission has presented the “largest research excellence award in history.” Two winning initiatives have been announced and both include...
2013-01-09
Padma Kant Shukla, Visiting Professor at the Department of Physics at Umeå University, will be honored with the prestigious "Hind Rattan Award" (The J...
2012-10-04
Organic catalysts are a breakthrough in the quest for inexpensive and efficient materials for environmentally friendly production of energy in fuel ce...
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2012-03-28
