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Picosecond detectors and algorithms for particle detectors
The FASTER consortium for new, precise picosecond detectors and algorithms for particle detectors was awarded an NWO ENW-XL grant of 3.1 million euros. Main applicant of the consortium is UvA physicist Hella Snoek; ... -
Astronomers and physicists to probe strong nuclear interaction from all angles
A mostly Dutch consortium of astronomers and physicists are going to probe the strong nuclear interaction from all angles in the coming 5 years. They have been awarded a 3.1 million euro grant to hire 10 young ... -
3MT competitors representing the Faculty of Science
This is the second year that the University of Amsterdam has joined the international 3MT pitch competition. -
Strongly Correlated Electron Systems 2022
From 24 to 29 July about 550 scientists will come to the RAI convention center in Amsterdam for the SCES 2022 conference, one of the largest conferences in the world in the field of condensed matter physics. SCES ... -
Samaya Nissanke on appointed prestigious Solvay Chair in Brussels in 2024
Astrophysicist Samaya Nissanke of the University of Amsterdam and Nikhef will be the Jacques Solvay International Chair in Physics in 2024. This was announced by the Solvay Institutes in Brussels. -
NWO Vidi grants for 11 UvA researchers
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants worth €800,000 each to 11 experienced researchers from the UvA and the Amsterdam UMC, location AMC. The grants will enable them to develop their own innovative ... -
Worms in a maze
Particles that can move on their own (“active matter”) are currently a hot topic in physics. The theory to describe such particles is still being developed. As a consequence, experiments on well-characterized active ... -
Eternal matter waves
Imagining our everyday life without lasers is difficult. We use lasers in printers, CD players, pointers, measuring devices, and so on. What makes lasers so special is that they use coherent waves of light: all the ... -
Detecting new particles around black holes with gravitational waves
Clouds of ultralight particles can form around rotating black holes. A team of physicists from the University of Amsterdam and Harvard University now show that these clouds would leave a characteristic imprint on the ... -
Zeeman Lab becomes EPS Historic Site
The European Physical Society has declared the Zeeman Lab a Historic Site. On 25 May, the birthday of Pieter Zeeman (1865-1943), a commemorative plaque on the building was unveiled by former EPS president Petra Rudolf.
IoP's research divisions
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IHEF: High Energy Physics
The Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEF) is an integral part of Nikhef, the national institute for subatomic physics. The research focuses on both theoretical and experimental particle and astroparticle physics. -
ITFA: Theoretical Physics
At the Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA), scientists at ITFA perform research around research themes ranging from condensed matter theory to astroparticle physics. -
WZI: Experimental Physics
At the Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute (WZI) for experimental physics, scientists perform research in the areas of quantum gases & quantum information, quantum materials, and soft matter.
