The Physics Department at the NTUA
The Physics Department offers all undergraduate Physics courses within the School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences. These include a series of fundamental Physics courses during the first four semesters for both the Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics directions. The goal is to provide students with the necessary foundational knowledge in Physics in a systematic and scientifically grounded manner.
Subsequently, a series of mandatory courses are taught for the Physics direction, which complete the essential knowledge required for a physicist and provide the background necessary for an in-depth understanding of advanced Physics and specialized elective courses offered in later semesters. These elective courses are designed to give students the opportunity, should they wish, to deepen their knowledge in specific areas ("streams"), such as: Materials Physics, Materials Mechanics, Optoelectronics and Lasers, Nuclear and Particle Physics, and Computational and Theoretical Physics.
A Message from the Head of the Department
The Physics Department provides education to students and conducts research on both fundamental and practical problems that govern physical phenomena. Our research staff leads pioneering research programs in elementary particles and cosmology, lasers, semiconductors and superconductors, nanomaterials, biopolymers, environmental physics, and many other interesting, cutting-edge topics.
Alexandros Georgakilas, Professor
Labs
The Physics Department possesses a significant laboratory infrastructure for the education of students in our School and other Schools within the National Technical University of Athens. This infrastructure supports a series of laboratory exercises in Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Wave Phenomena, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, Lasers and Optoelectronics, Optics, and Electronics.
Undergraduate Program
The undergraduate Physics courses at the School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences (SEMFE) consist of a series of fundamental courses during the first four semesters for both the Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics directions. Their aim is to provide students with the essential foundational knowledge in Physics in a systematic and scientifically grounded manner.
Graduate Programs
The Physics Department coordinates two Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programs and participates, through the teaching of its faculty members, in a number of other interdepartmental postgraduate programs at the National Technical University of Athens and other institutions. The Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programs coordinated by the Physics Department are as follows: Physics and Technological Applications Microsystems and Nanodevices