The Physics Department at the NTUA
The Physics Department is responsible for the entire curriculum of undergraduate Physics courses offered within the School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences (SAMPS), as well as those provided to the other Schools of Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). Furthermore, the Section coordinates two Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programs (M.Sc.) in Physics. Its faculty and research staff are engaged in cutting-edge research in both fundamental and applied Physics, actively training the next generation of researchers, including Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral fellows.
A Message from the Head of the Department
The Physics Department plays a central and multifaceted role in the academic life of the University. On the one hand, it provides high-level academic training to its undergraduate students, while simultaneously operating two Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programs (an M.Sc. in Physics and an M.Sc. in Microsystems and Nanodevices). On the other hand, it possesses the necessary laboratory infrastructure for student education and offers the core Physics courses to all Engineering Schools of the NTUA.
In parallel, our distinguished research staff develops pioneering research work focusing on both fundamental and applied problems in Physics. Our research teams are at the forefront of cutting-edge fields—such as Particle Physics and Cosmology, Condensed Matter Physics, Lasers, Nanomaterials, Environmental Physics, and Biophysics. They have produced research work of significant international impact and have developed extensive collaborations with well-known academic centers, universities, and institutes globally.
Our graduates are excelling globally. They serve as faculty and research staff at prominent Universities and Research Institutes across Europe, the USA, and Asia. Concurrently, they hold positions of responsibility and demanding technical and scientific roles within both the private and public sectors, in Greece and abroad. As the job market confronts the challenges of a new technological revolution, it has fully recognized the quality of our graduates and the necessity of their qualifications for the growth of their companies. The high-level, broad, and qualitative background our students gain in physics, mathematics, and scientific programming—combined with the fact that SAMPS attracts some of the best students and professors—produces graduates who are equipped to innovate, design, and solve technical, scientific, and large-scale project management problems. It is undeniable that a SAMPS degree carries a "special weight" in the professional arena, a value that continually increases due to the enduring and significant successes achieved by our alumni.
Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos, Professor
Research
The research activity within the Physics Department encompasses a broad thematic spectrum of both fundamental and applied Physics. Our research groups conduct pioneering investigations across diverse and cutting-edge areas, including Advanced Materials, Micro- and Nanodevices, Optoelectronics, Lasers, Optical Spectroscopy, Superconductivity, Nuclear Physics, Experimental and Theoretical High Energy Physics, Gravity and Cosmology, Superstring Theory, Condensed Matter Physics, Computational Physics, Environmental Physics, Environmental Physics, and Biophysics.
Undergraduate Program
The initial four semesters of the curriculum are common for both the Mathematics and Physics streams and are dedicated to fundamental University Physics courses. These are succeeded by mandatory advanced Physics courses that complete the essential scientific background. In the final, senior semesters, students are offered specialized elective courses that enable in-depth study in contemporary fields such as Computational and Theoretical Physics, Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Optoelectronics and Lasers, Advanced Technological Materials, and Materials Mechanics.
Graduate Programs
The Physics Department coordinates two Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programs and participates, through the teaching of its faculty members, in a number of other interdepartmental postgraduate programs at the National Technical University of Athens and other institutions. The Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programs coordinated by the Physics Department are as follows: Physics and Technological Applications Microsystems and Nanodevices
Labs
The Physics Department possesses a significant laboratory infrastructure for the education of students in our School and other Schools within the National Technical University of Athens. This infrastructure supports a series of laboratory exercises in Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Wave Phenomena, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, Lasers and Optoelectronics, Optics, and Electronics.