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Trinity College Dublin
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School of Physics, Trinity College, Dublin
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The Trinity Physics Department has had an outstanding record in research stretching back over centuries, and was home to the only science Nobel Prize winner in the country, E.T.S. Walton, for many decades. It has a well-established international reputation for innovative research in Magnetic, Electronic and Photonic Materials, Nanoscience and Computational Physics, all areas that are highly relevant to the national priority theme of leadership in Information and Communication Technology. The School has very significant SFI support for its research. Some researchers have achieved outstanding international recognition the only four Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS) in Ireland are associated with this School. This outstanding research-led background creates a world-class environment for the undergraduate and graduate study of Physics. Our graduates are in demand for positions in research both here and overseas, and for a wide range of jobs in industry, finance and computing.
At Trinity College there are five different degree courses in which Physics is a main component:
Physics
Physics explores our universe in all its diversity from particles to planets, from crystals to chaos, from quanta to quasars and from superconductors to superstrings. Its applications are to be found in modern communications, lasers, computing, and many other technologies of vital importance.
Physics and Astrophysics
Astrophysics the exploration of our solar system and the universe beyond is a major part of human endeavour in science. The Astrophysics course includes specialised Astrophysics subjects such as astronomical instrumentation, the solar system, stellar evolution, supernovae, galaxies, interstellar matter, black holes and cosmology.
Theoretical Physics
Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials
Technological innovation progresses hand-in-hand with the development of new materials making this a very attractive and industrially relevant course.
Physics and Computer Simulation
Computer modelling is an essential tool for solving complex problems from molecular dynamics and the properties of crystals to the nature of the early universe and weather forecasting. Computer simulation and visualisation are also used in very different fields such as film production!
Contact: Dr Mauro Ferreira,
Department of Physics, Trinity College, Dublin 2;
Tel: 01 6081675; E-mail: [email protected] ; Web: www.tcd.ie/Physics/