Research Activities

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Research into our extraordinary Universe, including black holes, supernovae, neutron stars, dark matter and distant galaxies.

Cold Atoms and Molecules

This core area is focused on the control and manipulation of matter at the atomic level through its interaction with electromagnetic radiation.

• Molecular beam manipulation
• Quantized vorticity in Bose-Einstein condensates
• Spinor Bose Einstein Condensates
• Ultra cold gases

Theoretical and Computational Physics

Research spanning all scales from the sub-atomic to the cosmological.

• Electron Diffraction and Low Energy Microscopy
• Quantized vorticity in Bose-Einstein condensates
• Theoretical astrophysics
• Theoretical imaging
• Theoretical optics
• Theoretical physics

Condensed Matter Physics

Condensed matter physics is a broad and rich area for both fundamental and applied research.

• Computational condensed matter physics
• Low Energy Electron Microscopy
• Mössbauer spectroscopy
• Nanoscale surface dynamics
• Structure and physics of glasses

X-ray Physics and Imaging

X-Ray research within the School.

• X-ray scattering and diffraction imaging
• Phase contrast X-ray imaging