Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Bonn and is made up of the Argelander Institute for Astronomy, the Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics, the Institute for Applied Physics and the Physikalisches Institut.
On this page you can find out more about the organization of the department with its various institutes and its facilities.
Institutes
Research in various fields of physics and astronomy, from nuclear, hadron and particle physics to optics, condensed matter and radio astronomy, is carried out at the four institutes of the department. The physicists at these four institutions jointly design and carry out a wide range of activities for students, researchers, young people and the general public.
AIfA: Argelander Institute for Astronomy
The institute’s research groups concentrate on all manner of different fields in theoretical and observational astronomy, from the stars through to cosmology.
HISKP: Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics
The research done here focuses primarily on experimental and theoretical hadron and nuclear physics.
IAP: Institute of Applied Physics
The IAP’s main areas of research are quantum optics, non-linear quantum optics and quantum technology.
PI: Physikalisches Institut
The research done here focuses on particle physics, condensed matter and photonics as well as accelerator physics.
Committees
Various committees consisting of representatives from all status groups of the Physics/Astronomy Department meet regularly and decide on matters relating to research, teaching and studies.
Physics/Astronomy committee (Fachkommission)
The Fachkommision is responsible for coordinating research and teaching in the four institutes of the Physics/Astronomy Department.
All professors of the institutes belonging to the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Markus Ball, Dr. Philip Hauer, Dr. Ole Marggraf; Dr. Stefanie Mühle, Dr. Jan Pflamm-Altenburg, Dr. Dennis Proft, Dr. Christoph Wendel, Dr. Andreas Wißkirchen
Toni Hanfland, Eugen Momper
Lidia Bazenova, Cedric Breuning, Matthias Engels, Luca Goßlau, Stella Hoffmann, David Lepach, Paul Ludwig, Lennart Märtin, Benedikt Peter, Hannah Sieker (further information at https://www.fs-physik.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/external-committees)
The Prüfungsausschuss coordinates all study and examination matters in the degree programs of the Physics/Astronomy Department.
Members: Prof. Dr. Frank Bigiel, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hofferberth (deputy), Prof. Dr. Stefan Linden, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Thoma
Deputies: Prof. Dr. Jochen Dingfelder, Prof. Dr. Johann Kroha, Prof. Dr. Jennifer Schober
Member: Dr. Bernadette Schorn
Deputy: Dr. Dietmar Haubrich
Member: Paul Ludwig
Deputy: Lena Beckmann
(further information at https://www.fs-physik.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/external-committees)
The Evaluation Project Group coordinates quality assurance and control in studying and teaching of Physics and Astronomy.
Prof. Dr. Frank Bertoldi, Prof. Dr. David Luitz (deputy)
Member: Dr. Tobias Jungk
Deputy: Dr. Frank Vewinger
Members: Caroline Dobras, Luca Goßlau
Deputies: Lennart Märtin, Evamarie Raulf
(further information at https://www.fs-physik.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/external-committees)
Member: Dr. Bernadette Schorn
Deputy: Dr. Eckhard von Törne
Research facilities
Numerous research facilities offer the physicists in the specialist group a unique environment for cutting-edge research in both experimental and theoretical physics.
Workshops
All kinds of experiment take place at the physics institutes at the Poppelsdorf site. In order to support the research and projects under way, three of the institutes run various scientific precision mechanics workshops, which together form the Physics Workshop Network.
In addition, electronic devices are developed and repaired at the electronics lab of the PI, HISKP and FTD.
Physics Library and CIP pools
The "Physics Library" is a joint library of the Physikalisches Institut (PI), the Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics (HISKP) and the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) and is housed in the PI's institute library.
Two CIP pools are available to physics/astronomy students for exercises for computer-based lectures.
Equality
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is active both with its own initiatives and in the University of Bonn's equal opportunities concept in order to create a fair and healthy environment for all students and staff. A central goal is to promote the visibility and satisfaction of women* in all areas of physics, from studying to top-level research.
