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
Jerzy Pniewski and Leopold Infeld Colloquium
The Jerzy Pniewski and Leopold Infeld Colloquium of the Faculty of Physics will be held in room 0.06 on Monday, April 28, at 11:00 AM. The lecture entitled "Photovoltaics – Current Status, Technologies, and Market Outlook" will be delivered by Eicke R. Weber, Prof. emerit., European Solar Manufacturing Council & UC Berkeley. | More
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
2025-04-28 (11:00) :: J.Pniewski & L.Infeld Colloquium
Photovoltaics – Current Status, Technologies, and Market Outlook
2025-04-29 (11:15) :: "High Energy, Cosmology and Astro-particle Physics (HECA)" Seminar
Searching Ultralight Axions with Quantum Technology
2025-04-29 (12:15) :: String Theory Journal Club
Scalar Field Condensation in the Early Universe
2025-04-30 (13:15) :: Vision science seminar
The reality of the eyeglass lens market
2025-05-07 (13:15) :: Vision science seminar
The role of optometrists in the MedTech sector and the potential of AI in ophthalmology and optometry
2025-05-08 (15:00) :: Gamma Seminar
To be announced
2025-05-14 (13:15) :: Vision science seminar
Niewiarygodne przygody rawki błazna imieniem Gienio
2025-05-15 (15:00) :: Gamma Seminar
To be announced
2025-05-22 (15:00) :: Gamma Seminar
To be announced
2025-05-23 (13:15) :: Atmospheric Physics Seminar
Anthropogenic and natural aerosols in the atmosphere - examples of practical applications of modelling and measurements
Research Highlights
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
S. Żukowski, S. Magni, F. Osselin, F. Dutka, M. Cooper, A.J.C. Ladd, and P. Szymczak
Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 094101, 2025
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.094101
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
2025-03-11 :: Assistant lecturer („PhD student”), research