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Research at the Department of Physics

Do you want to know what the fundamental laws of nature are and what they imply? In the Department of Physics, theory meets practice. Our three main areas of research are materials physics, particle physics and nuclear physics.

Physics is the foundation of our technological society. However, it is not built on individual applications, but requires a broad basic understanding of the physics of phenomena and materials. Product development, industry and society are constantly looking for new ways to make lighter, more sustainable, smaller and stronger materials and components. Research at the Department of Physics consists of experimental and theoretical basic research and applied research based on basic research.

Materials physics can help develop, for example, new functional materials for sustainable development. Nano- and thin-film technologies can contribute to the green transition and reduce the consumption of rare resources by improving the performance of batteries and photocells.

Particle and nuclear physics seek answers to in-depth questions about the origin of elements and the nature of the fundamental theories of physics. Subatomic physics in the Department of Physics is one of the main research areas of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

The department also has a research group on teacher training and teaching.

fysiikan tutkimusta kiihdytinlaboratoriossa — The department is a highly international environment, and collaborates with numerous universities and research institutes abroad, such as CERN.

The research of the Department is divided into three areas of strength

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Materials physics

Materials physics studies experimental, theoretical and computational physics

Tutkimus kiihdytinlaboratoriossa

Nuclear and accelerator based physics

Research in nuclear and accelerator based physics is mainly nuclear structure research in the Accelerator Laboratory.

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Particle physics

Particle physics studies the quark–gluon plasma and neutrinos, particle astrophysics and the early universe, both experimentally and theoretically.

In addition, the department has a research group on teacher education and teaching. Research focuses on the teaching of physics and the development of teacher education, including the teaching of school physics for subject teacher education.

Physics education research and physics teacher education

Research groups and projects

Accelerator Based Materials Research

Accelerator based materials research group operates Ion Beam Analysis facilities located in the Accelerator Laboratory and for example ALD and HIM tools in the Nanoscience Center NSC. Research is covered from fundamental physics to detector development.

Centre of Excellence in Quark Matter

The Centre of Excellence in Quark Matter studies the strong interaction between the fundamental constituents of ordinary matter, quarks and gluons.

Complex Materials

Complex Materials group studies X-ray tomography, image analysis, and their applications.

Computational Nanoscience

The Computational Nanoscience group at Nanoscience Center (NSC-comp) investigates physical, chemical, catalytic and biocompatible properties of various nanosystems with broad range of methods.

Condensed matter theory group

Theoretical studies of quantum materials and phenomena, special focus on superconductivity, magnetism, and topological media

Cosmology research group

The cosmology research group studies the evolution of the universe with a focus on applications of quantum transport theory, inflation physics, dark matter and large scale structure.

Exotic nuclei and beams (IGISOL)

The exotic nuclei and beams group studies properties of nuclei employing Penning-trap mass spectrometry as well as laser and decay spectroscopy at the IGISOL facility.

Global properties of nuclei group

The Global properties of nuclei group studies theoretical nuclear physics.

Hybrid Quantum Technologies in Silicon

We study silicon based quantum hybrid systems, concentrating on the interaction between spins, phonons and photons.

Ion source group

The ion source group develops ion sources and ion beams for the needs of the international user community of the accelerator laboratory and conducts plasma research.

Low-dimensional nanomaterials modeling

Investigations of electronic and mechanical properties of novel low-dimensional nanomaterials.

Molecular electronics and plasmonics

Group studies nanoelectronics, -plasmonics, -photonics, and polaritonics; concentrating on phenomena in quantum level involving molecules as active components or building blocks.

Development of Research and technology services of Jyväskylä area (RDI-Docking platform)

Hankkeessa kehitetään tutkimus- ja teknologiapalveluita yrityksille yhteistyössä JAMKin ja Business Jyväskylän kanssa.

DigiPhysLab: Developing Digital Physics Laboratory Work for Distance Learning

The main objective of the DigiPhysLab -project is to support physics departments around Europe in implementing high-quality digital laboratory work for distance learning.

EQUSPACE - Enabling new quantum frontiers with spin acoustics in silicon

EQUSPACE is a four year long consortium project, led by the Ģ��ֱ��. It has been awarded 3.2 million euros from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Pathfinder Open funding programme to pioneer quantum technologies in silicon.

ERC CoG Project MAIDEN

From neutrino mass ordering to developing liquid scintillators for new applications

Academy Fellowship project

Heavy Exotic Nuclei for Nuclear Astrophysics

Heavy Exotic Nuclei for Nuclear Astrophysics

High performing machine learning for novel catalyst design (MLNovCat)

The consortium for the project is interdisciplinary, consisting of three groups at the Ģ��ֱ�� that have demonstrated complementary expertise in the computational catalysis, materials science, and computational science.

Mass measurements of exotic N=Z nuclei (up to 100Sn) and the vicinity for nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics studies (MASSPASS)

Academy Fellowship project

qSIME - Quantum simulations and measurements for nanotechnology

qSIME strengthens JYU's position within the Finnish quantum research scene by boosting our already strong research in quantum nanomaterials with quantum computing.

The Finnish Quantum Flagship

The Finnish Quantum Flagship consolidate and expand the national ecosystem, promote cutting-edge research that boosts the emergence of new businesses, and secure our position as a leading quantum-enabled society.