Welcome to the Department of Physics

The Department of Physics (D-PHYS) at ETH Zurich conducts a rich program of research and teaching in the most important and exciting areas of physics. These range from the fundamental physical insights into Nature to the development of innovative technology for society. The core research and education domains are in Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Neuroinformatics, Particle Physics, Quantum Optics and Electronics, and Theoretical Physics; the Laboratory for Ion Beam Physics in addition provides services to the national and international science communities. Through our partnership with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), members of D-PHYS obtain access to excellent large-scale infrastructure, neutrons at the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source, photons at the Swiss Light Source, muons at the Swiss Muon Source, and detector technology through the particle physics division. Particle physicists are strongly involved in international collaborations (CMS, T2K, ArDM, MAGIC, nEDM) with experiments at major national and international laboratories (PSI, CERN, KEK); Astrophysicists lead major research programs on forefront international facilities at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and European Space Agency (ESA). The National Competence Centers in research MaNEP, NANO, Quantum Photonics, QSIT, and MUST, the latter two hosted in D-PHYS, provide strong links to other departements of ETH Zurich and to the Swiss research community. We keep in touch with former students, postgraduates and professors of D-PHYS through ETH Alumni Math • Phys.

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