The research areas of the Ph.D. program in Physical and Chemical Sciences can be described as following

ASTROPHYSICS:

• physics of solar plasmas
• stellar physics
• astrophysics of the visible and X-ray
• exoplanets
• high energy astrophysics

QUANTUM MECHANICS:

• quantum technologies,
• quantum theory of information
• coherent dynamics of mesoscopic systems
• dynamics of open quantum systems
• quantum optics
• foundations of quantum mechanics
• quantum electrodynamics
• vacuum fluctuations and Casimir physics

PHYSICS OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS

• econophysics
• complex networks,
• statistical analysis of financial markets

NANOMATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS, PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS

• fundamental electronic, morphological, structural, spectroscopic properties of advanced materials
• nanomaterials and nanocomposites for applications in electronics, photonics, and optoelectronics
• nanophysics and spectroscopy of functional nanosystems
• 0D, 1D, 2D, 3D nanomaterials
• thermal and radiation effects in condensed matter

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES

• organic / inorganic hybrid nanoarchitectures,
• materials for fuel cells and electrolyzers,
• photovoltaic materials and devices
• functional molecular surfaces
• biopolymers and bioplastics,
• natural inorganic nanoparticles
• functional nanocomposites for Cultural Heritage
• sensors and biosensors,
• transport and release of drugs.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

• speciation in natural fluids
• composite and bio-absorbent materials for water decontamination