Faculty of Physics
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The Faculty of Physics is a large research and teaching center. It consists of The Institutes of Theoretical Physics, Experimental Physics, Geophysics, The Astronomical Observatory and The Department of Mathematical Methods in Physics.
The Faculty is regarded as one of the best in the country, recognized internationally for the high quality of research and education.
News
The textbook on anomalous stochastic processes by M. Chorowski, T. Gubiec, and R. Kutner was published by Springer
The textbook Anomalous Stochastics: A Comprehensive Guide to Multifractals, Random Walks, and Real-World Applications by Michał Chorowski, Tomasz Gubiec, and Ryszard Kutner was published by Springer as part of the Understanding Complex Systems series within the Springer Complexity program. This comprehensive monograph is aimed at students and serves as an in-depth guide to understanding singular stochastic processes and extreme, as well as superextreme, events. It demonstrates the application of singular random processes across various fields, from physics to finance. The book is enriched with exercises that assist in mastering the topics and developing practical skills.| Więcej
FUW researcher in EIC Women Leadership Programme 2025
Dr hab. Barbara Piętka, prof. UW has been selected to join the prestigious 2025 cohort of the EIC Women Leadership Programme. This program, organized by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), in partnership with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), aims to enhance skills, foster networking, and empower women researchers, entrepreneurs, and aspiring leaders in the fields of innovation and technology. The program is implemented by Impact Hub and Female Founders. | More
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grants for researchers from the Faculty of Physics of the Univeristy of Warsaw
The creation of ultracold polyatomic molecules and an energy-efficient valleytronic transistor will be the research topics of two fellows who will carry out postdoctoral fellowships at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw. The young researchers are winners of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships competition. | More
Quantum control of collisions beyond ultralow temperatures
At ultracold temperatures, interatomic collisions are relatively simple, and their outcome can be controlled using a magnetic field. However, research by scientists led by Prof. Michal Tomza from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and prof. Roee Ozeri from the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that this is also possible at higher temperatures. The scientists published their observations in the scientific journal “Science Advances”. | More
From classical hydrodynamics to quantum hydrodynamics and back again – how the Navier-Stokes equations describe quantum systems
Although the Navier-Stokes equations are the foundation of modern hydrodynamics, adopting them to quantum systems has so far been a major challenge. Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, Maciej Łebek, M.Sc. and Miłosz Panfil, Ph.D., Prof. UW, have shown that these equations can be generalised to quantum systems, specifically quantum liquids in which the motion of particles is restricted to one dimension. This discovery opens up new avenues for research into transport in one-dimensional quantum systems. The paper, published in the prestigious Physical Review Letters, was awarded an ‘editors’ suggestion'. | More
8th Warsaw School of Statistical Physics
An international school of statistical physics, the ‘8th Warsaw School of Statistical Physics’, organized by researchers from the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw, will be held from 29 June to 5 July 2025 at the European Centre for Geological Education of the University of Warsaw in Chęciny. Lectures will be on the physics of growth processes, complex systems, quantum nonequilibrium processes, topology and mechanics of soft matter and quantum thermodynamics. | More
A new class of cosmic X-ray sources discovered
An international team of astronomers, led by researchers from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, have identified a new class of cosmic X-ray sources. The findings have been published in „Astrophysical Journal Letters”. | More
Upcoming events
2025-05-16 (09:30) :: Soft Matter and Complex Systems Seminar
What integrability and its breaking teaches us about the non-equilibrium quantum dynamics?
2025-05-16 (10:15) :: Solid State Physics Seminar
"Towards practical subwavelength gratings"
2025-05-16 (11:15) :: Theory of Relativity and Gravity Seminar
Dynamics in quantum-reduced loop gravity
2025-05-16 (11:30) :: High Energy Physics Seminar
Recent heavy flavour results from CMS
2025-05-16 (12:15) :: Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Ground state symmetries and collective modes in Ta2NiSe5- an excitonic insulator candidate
2025-05-16 (14:15) :: Biophysics Seminar
Exploring The Biology Of Extracellular Vesicles
2025-05-16 (14:15) :: Exact Results in Quantum Theory
General hydrodynamic approach for a cold Bose gas
2025-05-20 (12:15) :: String Theory Journal Club
Partition function of gauge theories on the blowup and non-perturbative topological strings
2025-05-22 (10:15) :: Nuclear Physics Seminar
Prompt and delayed γ ray emission as an experimental probe of fission
2025-05-22 (10:15) :: "Theory of Duality" (KMMF) Seminar
Propagators on curved spacetimes from operator theory
Research Highlights
Y.-X. Liu, L. Zhu, J. Luke, M. C. Babin, M. Gronowski, H. Ladjimi, M. Tomza, J. L. Bohn, T. V. Tscherbul, K.-K. Ni
Nature Chem. 17, 688 (2025)
DOI:10.1038/s41557-025-01778-z
Suster M.C., Szymańska A., Antosiewicz T.j., Królikowska A., Wróbel P.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025, vol. 17(15), pp. 23076-23093
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c00716
Nowak J.L., Dragaud I.C.D.V., Lee J., Dziekan P., Mellado J.P., Stevens B.
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 2025, vol. 17(3), art. e2024MS004340
DOI: 10.1029/2024MS004340
Aleksander Rodek, Mateusz Hajdel, Kacper Oreszczuk, Anna Kafar, Muhammed Aktas, Łucja Marona, Marek Potemski, Czesław Skierbiszewski, Piotr Kossacki
Advanced Optical Materials, first published: 18 February 2025
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202401879
Nawaz N., Perveen S., Ramalingam K., Bieńkowski K., Wrobel P., Pisarek M., Prabhakaran S., Gonzalez Szwacki N., Pitchaimuthu S., Solarska R.
Chemical Engineering Journal 511, 2025, art. 162272
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.162272
Upcoming Conferences & Events
10th International Conference on Precision Physics and Fundamental Physical Constants (FFK2025)
Warszawa, May 26-30, 2025
Gravitational Wave Probes of Physics Beyond Standard Model 4
Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw / Wydział Fizyki UW, Warszawa, June 23-27, 2025
Workshop on Ultracold Molecules 2025
Warszawa, June 24-27, 2025
8th Warsaw School on Statistical Physics
Chęciny, Poland, June 29 - July 05, 2025
PKO’2025 – VIII Polska Konferencja Optyczna
Rzeszów, June 30 - July 03, 2025
OECS’19 – XIX International Conference on Optics of Excitons in Confined Systems
Warszawa, July 14-18, 2025
38th Mazurian Lakes Conference on Physics
Piaski, August 31 – September 06, 2025
Quantum Optics XI
Kraków, 1-5 September 2025
Advanced school on complexity, integrability, and quantum chaos
Wydział Fizyki UW, Warszawa, 1-5 September 2025
5th edition of the European Lidar Conference
Wydział Fizyki UW, Warszawa, September 10-12, 2025
Job offers
2025-05-16 :: PhD Scholarship in a research project NCN SONATA-BIS (2)
2025-05-16 :: PhD Scholarship in a research project NCN SONATA-BIS (1)
2025-05-16 :: NCN research scholarship for the student of first-cycle, second-cycle or long-cycle Master's studies
2025-04-30 :: Assistant professor, research academics [40/2025]
2025-04-29 :: Assistant professor, research academics [35/2025]
2025-03-11 :: Assistant lecturer („PhD student”), research