AARHUS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY AARHUS

AARHUS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESENTATION p. RÆSEN TATION 1

AARHUS UNIVERSITET WELCOME TO AARHUS UNIVERSITY › Aarhus University established in 1928 › A research university with 38. 000 students and 10. 000 staff › Research and teaching in all major subject areas › Turn-over: € 700 m (2009) › Main campus in a beautiful park in central Aarhus

AARHUS UNIVERSITET HISTORY › 1928: Aarhus University established › 1933: The Department of Physics established › 1954: The Department of Physics part of the Faculty of Science › 1957: First professor of astronomy – at the local observatory › 1973: The Department moves into present buildings (together with Department of Astronomy) › 1992: The two departments merge into Department of Physics and Astronomy 3

AARHUS UNIVERSITET KEY FIGURES 2009 Aarhus University Department of Physics and Astronomy Academic staff 5829 48 Technical/Adm. staff 4323 40 x + 1610 24 + 48 Students 30206 334 (admits ~80/yr) Peer-reviewed articles /yr 4177 280 Postdocs and Ph. D students Aarhus University ranked 63 rd worldwide (Times Higher - QS World University Rankings 2009). Aarhus University awarded the ECTS lable in 2009. 4

AARHUS UNIVERSITET MAIN RESEARCH AREAS › Atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics › Condensed matter physics and nanophysics, surface physics, statistical physics and biophysics › Subatomic physics › Astrophysics and cosmology 5

AARHUS UNIVERSITET MAJOR INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTERS › ISA – Søren Pape Møller: The Institute for Storage Ring Facilities in Aarhus with ASTRID, the storage ring for synchrotron radiation › i. Nano – Flemming Besenbacher: The Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (in symbiotic relationship with the Department of Physics and Astronomy) › CTN – Klaus Mølmer: Centre for Theory in Natural Science The storage ring for synchrotron radiation ASTRID. Circumference 40 m 6

AARHUS UNIVERSITET OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS › SONG – Jørgen Christensen Dalsgaard: Stellar Observations Network Group › LTC – Klaus Mølmer: The Lundbeck Foundation Theoretical Center for Quantum System Research › KASC – Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard: Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium › 14 C dating – Jan Heinemeier: The AMS 14 C Dating Centre › NICE – Kasten Riisager: National Instrument centre for CERN Experiments › HPAH – Liv Hornekær : ERC Starting Grant on Hydrogen interaction with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – from interstellar catalysis to hydrogen storage › QUANTOP – Klaus Mølmer: Danish National Research Foundation Center for Quantum Optics 7

AARHUS UNIVERSITET SOME MAJOR RECENT WORKS › Philip Hofmann, et al. Nature Physics 6, (2010): Band dispersion in the deep 1 s core level of graphene › Liv Hornekær et al. Nature Materials 9, (2010): Bandgap opening in graphene induced by patterned hydrogen adsorption › Michael Drewsen et al. Nature Physics 6, (2010): Rotational laser cooling of vibrationally and translationally cold molecular ions › Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard et al. First results from the Kepler space mission (NASA Press Conference 4 January 2010, Science online 7 January 2010) › Lars Bojer Madsen et al. Nature Physics online 16 May 2010: Photoelectron angular distributions from strong-field ionization of oriented molecules 8

AARHUS UNIVERSITET AMO PHYSICS › Clusters and molecules › Quantum optics and cold atoms, ions and molecules › Theoretical AMO physics › CERN-related atomic physics › 14 C-dating 7

AARHUS UNIVERSITET CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS AND NANOPHYSICS › › › Surface physics Semiconductor physics Materials Science Nanophotonics Theoretical condensed matter physics and nanophysics Peter Balling 10

AARHUS UNIVERSITET SUBATOMIC PHYSICS › Exotic nuclei and few-particle physics › Nuclear physics › Applications in astrophysics 11

AARHUS UNIVERSITET ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY › Stellar physics › Compact objects and cosmic rays › Cosmology and astroparticle physics 12

AARHUS UNIVERSITET FACILITIES ON CAMPUS › Ca. 10 minutes walk from city centre › Main lecture theatre building for conferences (516) › Main lakeside lecture theatre (424) › 4 other lecture theatres in same building holding 100 people each › Other next-door lecture theatres (300) › Several cafeterias seating up to 500 people

AARHUS UNIVERSITET Lakeside Lecture Theatres C. F. Møller Architects

AARHUS UNIVERSITET WELCOME TO AARHUS

AARHUS UNIVERSITET THE CITY OF AARHUS › Founded more than 1000 years ago › 300. 000 inhabitants › Two airports: Aarhus (45 minutes by bus), Billund (60 minutes by bus). With flight connections to major cities (Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt) › Trains connecting Aarhus with Copenhagen and the continent

AARHUS UNIVERSITET Hotels › 2. 000 hotel rooms in Aarhus region, 1200 in city centre › Most hotels in city centre within walking distance of the university campus › Budget accommodation available (Hostel approx. 60 Euro)

AARHUS UNIVERSITET Culture in Aarhus › Aros – the city art museum › Concert Hall, with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and Jutland Opera Company › The Old Town, one of Denmark’s top attractions › The Museum Of Prehistoric Denmark, Moesgård › 4 small museums at the University › Lively restaurant and cafe life in the city centre

AARHUS UNIVERSITET More in Aarhus › Use a free city bike › Excellent trails in the forest for running and mountain biking › Sail-sport possibilities › Visit the royal summer palace › Excursion to Copenhagen › Rent a summerhouse at the coast › Shopping