Department Department of Physics & Materials Science

Excellence in research and great ambitions for our students

Fundamental research targeting complex physical systems

Complex systems and properties of matter, including novel materials, are central to the research undertaken in the Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPhyMS) of the University of Luxembourg.

A glimpse into DPhyMS

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A stimulating multicultural department of international renown

Today’s world meets a major sustainability challenge. Scientific and technological innovations are part of the response. DPhyMS is laying the foundations in this field by spearheading unconstrained research in complex systems, quantum technologies, and materials science. By training young scientists to address complex topics, we meet another need of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the world as a whole.

Our department in numbers

  • 21
    professors
  • 15
    research scientists
  • 118
    post-docs & docs
  • 18
    technical & admin staff

    Our five research areas

    News

    • Graphical depiction of the rational molecular design process, which involves a “needle-in-a-haystack” search for molecules with a desired set of properties

      Towards computational design of molecules with desired properties

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      Physics & Materials Science
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    • Illustration of dark energy

      The luminous energy of the Void

      Research
      Physics & Materials Science, Space
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    • Tarrach Prize 2023

      Rolf Tarrach Prize 2023 for physicist Dr Emanuele Penocchio

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      Physics & Materials Science
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