Faculty 08: Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Fachbereich 08: Physik, Mathematik und Informatik (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Five institutes make up the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science: the three Physics Institutes - Physics, Nuclear Physics and Atmospheric Physics -, the Institute of Mathematics and the Institute of Computer Science. The Institute of Nuclear Physics also operates the Mainz microtron MAMI, a particle accelerator for electron beams, which is used for experiments in nuclear and high-energy physics.

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In scientific research numerical simulations play an important role alongside the classical areas of theory and experiment. Some relationships can be mapped by experimental setups; For more complex conditions, modern scientific research increasingly relies on simulation techniques of computer science and mathematics. The Department of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science of the JGU owes its great successes and the high recognition of precisely this diversity in research, the effects achieved through interdisciplinary cooperation as well as a wide range of courses with attractive interdisciplinary facets.

The physics institutes of Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) rank among the world's top 75 researchers in the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In addition, Mainz physics was named one of the six best institutions for physics in Germany. In the CHE Excellence Ranking 2015, Mainz physics was certified to be particularly strong in research and internationally oriented.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) occupies the top spot in the natural sciences in the current Förderkreis 2018 of the German Research Foundation (DFG), followed by the Universities of Hamburg and Bonn. With a total of around 70 million euros, in the years 2014 to 2016, JGU received the most DFG funding from all German universities in the natural sciences.

In the second phase of the Excellence Initiative of the Federation and the Länder, the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science has achieved a double success: In June 2012, funds of € 30-40 million were raised to support the Graduate School "Materials Science in Mainz" ( MAINZ) and the Cluster of Excellence "Precision Physics, Fundamental Interactions and Structure of Matter" (PRISMA). At the Graduate School, which is dedicated to the excellent scientific and practical training of PhD students in the field of materials research, the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science plays a key role. The Cluster of Excellence is predominantly in physics, supplemented by projects in mathematics and nuclear chemistry. This results in ideal conditions for top-level research combined with excellent student education and the promotion of young scientists.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is now entering the final selection round of the competition with its full application for the Cluster of Excellence PRISMA +. The international panel of experts from 39 scientists appointed by the Joint Science Conference (GWK) invited the JGU to submit a follow-up application for its Cluster of Excellence "Precision Physics, Fundamental Interactions, and Structure of Matter" (PRISMA).