Faculty of Physics Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Fakultät für Physik (Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich)
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
The spectrum of research and education at the Faculty of Physics
Physics is the foundation of all the sciences, including medicine. It explores the laws of the physical world, in all their complexity and diversity, from the unimaginably tiny scale of elementary particles to the immense scale of the universe, in order to quantify them through experimentation, base them in theory and derive possible applications.
The concrete subjects that physics deals with experimentally and theoretically change over time because it is only after researchers have established the experimental and theoretical fundamentals that they can tackle specific problems in a satisfactory way. This dynamic aspect guarantees that physics remains a constantly evolving science capable of unlocking ever more complex natural processes with the latest methods. The constant revision of experimental and theoretical methods in physics means that more and more areas of the natural world are made accessible to scientific exploration – areas beyond the limits of traditional physics. To an ever greater degree, we are able to explain fundamental physical mechanisms that adjacent sciences such as chemistry, biology and medicine have only been able to describe phenomenologically.
Thus, in a unique way physics plays a central role as a bridge between the sciences. For this reason the Faculty of Physics at LMU Munich has very deliberately made it its aim to explore the physical foundations of the processes of science. With this orientation, physics at LMU Munich takes a complementary position among other institutions that foreground the applications side or technical usability.
The Faculty of Physics focuses its research around the following core fields:
- Astronomy and astrophysics, cosmology
- Molecular biophysics, statistical physics
- Solid state physics, nanophysics
- Elementary Particle Physics
- Mathematical Physics
- Laser physics and quantum optics
- Meteorology
- Medical Physics
- Physics education
Studying physics also means encountering many technologies now that will not come into general use for many years. In this way, physics education is essential for equipping young people not only to find their way in today's information and knowledge society but also to actively shape its development for years to come. Information technology is evolving at a breathtaking pace, putting highly qualified workers in strong demand. Familiar as they are with all its fundamentals, physicists enjoy excellent career opportunities; however, as the private sector constantly bemoans, there are not enough young physicists in the pipeline. Helping to further careers and also groom more physicists is another educational aspect we offer: the subject- and instruction-based certification of physics teachers for all levels of schools.
At the Faculty of Physics, tomorrow's physicists and meteorologists are being trained today. Our scientifically grounded education unifies research and instruction. And the Faculty of Physics carries out instructor evaluations every semester to assure quality control.
At undergraduate level, the Faculty of Physics offers students the choice between a bachelor's degree in physics and a bachelor's degree in physics plus a minor. Our graduate programs include master's degrees in physics, astrophysics and meteorology, as well as an elite master course in theoretical and mathematical physics. We also offer PhD degree programs in physics, astronomy and meteorology, which lead to the degree Dr. rer. nat.
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In the spirit of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, the Faculty of Physics stands for comprehensive education and innovative research in the sciences. In order to live up to this ideal, the Faculty of Physics at LMU Munich spares no effort to realize a broad spectrum of physics subjects carefully coordinated with adjacent sciences. Research today would be unthinkable without merging efforts and collaborating on projects. Fine examples of this are the Center for NanoScience (CeNS) founded in 1998, the Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics (ASC) founded in 2004 and our extensive involvement in graduate research programs sponsored by the German Research Foundation.
We considers one of our most important missions to be the training of tomorrow's scientists. Only highly educated and well supported junior scientists will be able to persevere beyond the university and ensure quality research and teaching within the university over the long term. International graduate schools coordinated with the Max Planck Society, our involvement in the Research Training Groups (Graduiertenkollegs) sponsored by the German Research Foundation and the Elite Network of Bavaria, the EU's Marie Curie programs and Emmy Noether junior scientist groups are outstanding examples of our pursuit of these aims.
The Faculty of Physics recognized long ago that it would be impossible to reach its goals without strong partners. For this reason, when filling teaching positions, we place a lot of value in only hiring people with international contacts. For years the faculty has relied on major partners and will continue to develop its joint work with other institutions and organizations. We enjoy particularly close relationships with the Max Planck Society and the Bavarian Academy of Science as well as a number of businesses from the private sector. It is only with additional resources that we are able to offer students in Munich the full array of physics in all its scientific facets.
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Schellingstraße 4, Munich, GermanyContacts:
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 3340
Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 3978
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.physik.uni-muenchen.de/
Post Address: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Fakultät für Physik, Schellingstraße 4/IV, Zi. 13, D-80799 München , GermanyAdditional Information:
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