TUM Department of Physics

The TUM Department of Physics (TUM PH) is a department of the Technical University of Munich, located at its Garching campus.

TUM Department of Physics
TypePublic
Established1868
1965 (current organization)
DeanJohannes Barth
Academic staff
48 professors (2020)[1]
Students1,993 (2020)[2]
Location
Garching
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
AffiliationsTUM
Websiteph.tum.de

History
The Technical University of Munich has operated two research reactors on its Garching campus, the egg-shaped FRM I from 1957–2000 and the FRM II (with the curved roof) since 2004.

Physics was one the founding disciplines of the Polytechnische Schule München in 1868, with the establishment of the Physikalisches Cabinet, later called the Physikalisches Institut. In 1902, the Laboratorium für Technische Physik (technical physics) was founded, spearheaded by Carl von Linde. In 1943, another institute, the Institut für Theoretische Physik (theoretical physics) was founded. In 1965, the three physics institutes were finally combined into the Department of Physics, as it exists today.[1]

The TUM Department of Physics is notable for its operation of research reactors on the Garching campus, the Forschungsreaktor München from 1957 to 2000 and the newer Forschungsreaktor München II since 2004.

Research groups

The main research areas the TUM Department of Physics are biophysics, nuclei, particles, astrophysics, and condensed matter. The following research groups currently exist:[3]

Rankings
University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS Physics & Astronomy 2020[4] 17  (1)
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ARWU Physics 2020[5] 101-150  (8-9)
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THE Physical Sciences 2020[6] 25  (2)
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QS Materials Science 2020[7] 31  (2)
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CHE Ranking 2020 – National
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The QS World University Rankings ranks the Department 1st in Germany and 17th in the world.[4] The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks the TUM Department of Physics as No. 8–9 in Germany and No. 101–150 in the World.[5]

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings does not rank individual subjects, though in the physical sciences TUM is generally ranked 25th globally and 2nd nationally.[6]

Notable people

5 laureates of the Nobel Prize in Physics have studied, taught or researched at the TUM Department of Physics:

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize has been awarded to Gerhard Abstreiter, Martin Beneke, Franz Pfeiffer and Hendrik Dietz.[1]

References
  1. "About Us - The Physics Department of the TU Munich". TUM Department of Physics. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "TUM Facts & figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Research". TUM Department of Physics. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Physics & Astronomy". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Physics". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 2 September 2020.
  7. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Engineering - Materials Science". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. "Studying Physics in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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