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University of Wroclaw Faculty of Physics and Astronomy Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
University of Wroclaw Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Wrocław, Poland

2 Years

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The Faculty comprises three institutes: the Institute of Experimental Physics, the Institute of Theoretical Physics and the Institute of Astronomy. They carry out research in surface physics of solids, physics of nanomaterials, dielectric physics, nuclear physics, mathematical methods of physics, field theory, theory of elementary particles and fundamental interactions, non-linear systems, astrophysics and solar physics.

The Faculty has an academic category A and educates students in bachelor’s, engineering, master’s and doctoral programmes. Three student research clubs are active here. Ongoing research projects are financed by national and European funds. Some research is carried out in cooperation with, among others, CERN, the Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Technology Development Centre and the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The Institute of Astronomy is the only institute in the country specialising in solar physics and also conducts research and teaching at the astronomical observatory in Białkowo. Studying physics, astronomy and engineering technical physics requires creative thinking, and a systematic approach and teaches problem-solving. A diploma from this Faculty is a guarantee of reliability and ease in taking up new challenges. Graduates are employed in scientific institutions, industry, computer companies, financial and insurance institutions and the health service.

Research is, next to teaching, the most important part of the Institute of Astronomy’s activities. In the Institute of Astronomy, this research is carried out by two departments: The Department of Astrophysics and Classical Astronomy (ZAiAK) and the Department of Heliophysics and Space Physics (ZHiFK). The object of research of the scientists from the ZHiFK, i.e. heliophysics, is, of course, the Sun, and in particular, the active phenomena occurring in its photosphere, chromosphere and corona. These investigations are carried out using specialised observational instruments, which include a 53-cm Large Coronagraph, a 15-cm Horizontal Telescope with a 30-cm Jensch coelostat and an MSDP spectrograph set up at the Observatory of Astronomy in Białkowo.

The scientists at the ZAiAK, or astrophysicists, are mainly concerned with variable stars, which they study using the methods of so-called asteroseismology, which allows a ‘peek’ into the interiors of stars to learn about their structure and evolution. The Wrocław astrophysicists also have at their disposal a 60-cm Cassegrain telescope equipped with a professional CCD camera, sets of photometric filters and an auto guider. This telescope is also located in the Observatory mentioned earlier. It is worth remembering that both astrophysicists and heliophysicists use satellite observations in their scientific work.

  • asteroseismology of early spectral type pulsating stars;
  • photometric variability of stars: identification of oscillaton modes, stellar atmosphere modelling;
  • investigating star clusters (open and globular);
  • seeking variable stars in own and satellite observations and mass photometric examinations;
  • stellar spectroscopy and spectral synthesis;
  • determination of binary star parameters.

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