Organisation and Management

The department is led by a head of department and a department board. The head of department is supported by a management team. The department board is supported by a strategy committee.

The department is administratively organised in twelve divisions, led by division heads with delegated staff and management responsibilities, and is a part of Uppsala University’s line organisation.

In addition, there is an administrative division, with responsibility for finances, HR and service, led by an administrative manager, and an undergraduate studies division, led by the directors of undergraduate studies.

The Research at the department is organised in 14 research programmes led by Program Manager Professors.

At the department there is also four units. The 14 research programmes are thematically divided in three research units and the three infrastructure divisions at the department are gathered in an infrastructure unit.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy has a number of staff recognised as Distinguished University Teachers and there is an extensive pedagogical quality work ongoing at the Department.

Approximately 2 500 students take courses at basic and advanced levels at the department. The department hosts several degree programmes and gives many courses at basic, advanced, and postgraduate level. The undergraduate education is led by directors of undergraduate studies and by programme managers for the educational programmes. The department also offers a Science and Technology Foundation Year Programme and Contract Education Studies.

Postgraduate education is led by the Director of Postgraduate Studies, and for each specific subject area there is a responsible professor.

Mail to the Department management team: ledningsgrupp@physics.uu.se.

The Department Board's composition and working methods are regulated by the Rules of procedure for Uppsala University UFV 2017/95.

Members

  • Richard Brenner, Head of Department and Chairman
  • Nicusor Timneanu, Teacher/Researcher
  • Oscar Grånäs, Teacher/Researcher
  • Petra Jönsson, Teacher/Researcher
  • Stephan Pomp, Teacher/Researcher
  • Mikael Pettersson, Technical/Administrative Staff
  • Evelyn Johannesson, PhD Student
  • Daniel Gautam, PhD Student
  • Mathilda Turtola, Undergraduate Student

Substitute members

  • Andreas Lindblad, Deputy Head of Department and Deputy Chair of the Board
  • Andreas Solders, Teacher/Researcher
  • Daniel Primetzhofe, Teacher/Researcher
  • Ulrike Heiter, Teacher/Researcher
  • Biplab Sanya, Teacher/Researcher
  • ​Camilla Thulin, Technical/Administrative Staff
  • Martin Ravn, PhD Student
  • Vacant, Undergraduate Student

Noticies to and minutes from the Department Board can be found in the folder Styrelse (in Swedish).

The Strategy Committee at the Department of Physics and Astronomy is a preparatory authority, whose function and composition is regulated by institutionen för fysik och astronomis arbetsordning (in Swedish).

Representatives of the Strategy Committee

  • Section Dean of Physics, Chairman, Maxim Zabzine
  • Subject Coordinator in Physics, Urban Eriksson
  • Representative of the Physics section in the Advisory Committee for Research, Paul Barklem
  • Representative of the Physics section in the Advisory Committee for Collaboration, Oscar Grånäs
  • Representative of the Physics section in the Doctoral Education Board, Gabriella Andersson
  • Equal Opportunities Representative, Michael Papenbrock
  • Representative of Younger Teachers, Vacant

Rights of Attendance and opinion

  • Head of Department, Richard Brenner

Right of Attendance

  • Communications Officer, Camilla Thulin

All Division Heads may be reached on the functional address avdelningsansv@physics.uu.se.

Research Programmes and Programme Manager Professors at the Department of Physics and Astronomy can be found in Verksamhetsplan Vetenskapsområdet för teknik och naturvetenskap.

The 14 research programmes are thematically divided in three research units and the three infrastructure divisions at the department are gathered in an infrastructure unit.

Astronomy and Fundamental Physics

Unit leader/assitent Head of Department Urban Eriksson

Research Programmes

  • Physics Education Research
  • High Energy Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Observational Astrophysics
  • Space and Plasma Physics
  • Theoretical Astrophysics

Experimental and Applied Physics

Unit leader/assitent Head of Department Håkan Rensmo

Research Programmes

  • Condensed Matter Physics of Energy Materials
  • Instrumentation and Accelerators
  • Chemical and Bio-Molecular Physics
  • Materials Physics
  • Applied Nuclear Physics

Theory

Unit leader/assitent Head of Department Lars Nordström

Research Programmes

  • Quantum Matter Theory
  • Materials Theory
  • Theoretical Physics

Infrastructure

Unit leader/assitent Head of Department Johan Söderström

Infrastructure Divisions

  • FREIA
  • The Svedberg Laboratory
  • Ångström Workshop

Programmes with new admissions

Programmes with no new admissions

Professors responsible for postgraduate studies in the subject of physics refer questions to deputy professors responsible for postgraduate studies if necessary.

Subject curriculums may be found on the Faculty of Science and Technology’s website.

Read more about Subject coordinator in Rules of Procedure for the Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, TEKNAT 2019/177.

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