about Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science

The history of Faculty of Physics at the AGH University of Science and Technology starts at the very foundation of the University. The first Department of Physics of the University was established in 1919. After many creations and transformations of various groups of physicists, by decision of the University Senate, the Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques was created in 1991. The Faculty integrated two major groups of the University physicists (Institute of Physics and Nuclear Techniques and Department of Solid State Physics) into one organization and resulted in a unification of teaching physics.

In 2004 the name of the Faculty was changed to Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science. The change was a logical consequence of the modification of the Faculty's both research and educational profiles resulting from the impact of information technologies.

The Faculty of Physics is involved in a number of scientific programmes (also international), thus its current activities are twofold: intensive research into applied and fundamental physics, and education of students. The latter aspect has again a complex nature: the Faculty educates its 'own' students in the field of technical physics and applied computer science, it also takes care of the general physics education of all the University's students. The Faculty staff members hold posts in the Polish Government, in major Polish scientific organizations, and in various international bodies of science. The most important research activities of the Faculty are solid state electronics, design and data-processing from elementary particle experiments, detection of ionizing radiation, theoretical investigations of the solid semiconductors and semi-conducting nanostructures, modeling of semi-conducing nano-devices, computer simulations of quantum theory of quantum dots, investigations concerning structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of high-temperature superconductors, magnetic oxides, disordered materials, intermetallic compounds, monitoring of GHGs and hydrogen concentrations in Krakow and other. Currently the Faculty educates 1,000 students in the field of Nuclear Physics, Solid State Physics, Physics of Environment, Medical Physics and Applied Computer Science.

The Faculty website: http://www.ftj.agh.edu.pl/indexe.html