The department supports research and is responsible for teaching physics. It houses 22 chairs with a total of 43 professors, about 260 employees and 750 students (as of summer 2024) are working and studying at the department. The physics department is part of the faculty of sciences at FAU.
The chairs and research groups can be assigned to the following areas:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Funk
Chair of Physics
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Prof. Dr. Kristina Giesel
Professorship for Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Claudio Kopper
Chair of Experimental Astroparticle Physics
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Prof. Dr. Robert Lahmann
Chair of Experimental Physics (Astroparticle Physics)
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Prof. Dr. Klaus Mecke
Chair of Theoretical Physics
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Dr. Alison Mitchell
Chair of Physics
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Prof. Dr. Anna Nelles
Professorship for Experimental Astroparticle Physics (Radio Detection of Neutrinos)
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Prof. Dr. Hanno Sahlmann
Professorship for Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Manami Sasaki
Professorship for Multiwavelength Astronomy
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Thiemann
Chair of Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Christopher van Eldik
Professorship for Experimental Physics
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Prof. Dr. Jörn Wilms
Chair of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Prof. Dr. Daniel Burgarth
Professorship for Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Maria Chekhova
Professorship for Optics
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Prof. Dr. Christopher Eichler
Chair of Experimental Physics
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Prof. Dr. Daniele Fausti
Chair of Solid State Physics
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Prof. Dr. Stephan Götzinger
Professorship for Physics
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Prof. Dr. Philipp Hansmann
Professorship for Theoretical Physics focusing on Molecular Materials
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Prof. Dr. Michael Hartmann
Chair of Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Peter Hommelhoff
Chair of Laser Physics
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Prof. Dr. Nicolas Joly
Professorship for Experimental Physics (Photonics)
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Prof. Dr. Vojislav Krstic
Professorship for Applied Physics
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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Leuchs
Chair of Experimental Physics
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Prof. Dr. Norbert Lindlein
Faculty of Sciences
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Prof. Dr. Sabine Maier
Department of Physics
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Prof. Dr. Christoph Marquardt
Chair of Optical Quantum Technologies
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Prof. Dr. Florian Marquardt
Chair of Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Janina Maultzsch
Chair of Experimental Physics
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Prof. Dr. Vahid Sandoghdar
Chair of Experimental Physics
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Prof. Dr. Kai Phillip Schmidt
Chair of Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Michael Schmiedeberg
Chair of Theoretical Physics
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Schneider
Professorship for Experimental Physics
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Prof. Dr. Tobias Unruh
Professorship for Nanomaterial Characterization (Scattering Methods)
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Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier
Professorship for Experimental Physics
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Prof. Dr. Heiko Weber
Chair of Applied Physics
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Prof. Dr. Ben Fabry
Chair of Biophysics
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Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hensel
Professorship for Biomedical Engineering (Max Schaldach Professorship)
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Prof. Dr. Ana-Suncana Smith
Professorship for Theoretical Physics
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In addition didactics in physics stands for educating teachers:
Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Meyn
Professorship for Physics Education
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The department of physics has strong ties with the neighbouring Max-Planck-Institut for the Science of Light (established 2009).