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Department of Physics

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    Edifici C

    08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)

    Spain

Organisation profile

Organisation profile

The Physics Department is the institution in charge of promoting and organizing teaching and research in Physics, at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

Regarding pedagogy, the Department schedules and coordinates teaching in the knowledge areas of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Material Science and Industrial Metallurgy, Electromagnetism, Applied Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter, Geophysics, Theoretical Physics and Optics, according to the requirements of the centers, schools and departments at UAB, and following the teaching plan of the University. The Department also organises and develops Masters degrees, postgraduate studies and PhD programs.

As a basic research unit, the Department promotes and supports the investigation initiatives and activities from its academics.

You can look up the Department Regulations.

Directed by:

Francesc Xavier Alvarez Calafell

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  6. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  7. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  8. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  9. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  10. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  11. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  12. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  13. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  14. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  15. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  16. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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  • Strontium and neodymium isotopic records of sediment core GeoB3808-6

    Jonkers , L. P. (Creator), Zahn, R. (Contributor), Thomas, A. (Contributor), Henderson, G. (Contributor), Abouchami, W. (Contributor), François, R. (Contributor), Masque, P. (Contributor), Hall, I. R. (Contributor) & Bickert, T. (Contributor), PANGAEA, 1 Jun 2015

    Dataset

  • TNOs and Centaurs observed within the DES

    Banda-Huarca, M. V. (Creator), Camargo, J. I. B. (Contributor), Desmars, J. (Creator), Ogando, R. L. C. (Contributor), Vieira-Martins, R. (Creator), Assafin, M. (Creator), Costa, L. N. D. (Contributor), Bernstein, G. M. (Creator), Carrasco Kind, K. M. (Creator), Drlica-Wagner, A. (Creator), Gomes, R. (Creator), Gysi, M. M. (Creator), Braga-Ribas, F. (Creator), Maia, M. A. G. (Contributor), Gerdes, D. W. (Creator), Hamilton, S. (Creator), Wester, W. (Creator), Abbott, T. M. C. (Contributor), Abdalla, F. B. (Creator), Allam, S. (Creator), Avila, S. (Creator), Bertin, E. (Creator), Brooks, D. (Creator), Buckley-Geer, E. (Creator), Burke, D. L. (Creator), Carnero Rosell, R. A. (Creator), Carretero Palacios, J. (Creator), Cunha, C. E. (Creator), Davis, C. (Creator), Vicente, J. D. (Contributor), Diehl, H. T. (Creator), Doel, P. (Creator), Fosalba, P. (Creator), Frieman, J. (Creator), García-Bellido, J. (Contributor), Gaztanaga, E. (Creator), Gruen, D. (Creator), Gruendl, R. A. (Creator), Gschwend, J. (Creator), Gutierrez, G. (Creator), Hartley, W. G. (Creator), Hollowood, D. L. (Creator), Honscheid, K. (Creator), James, D. J. (Creator), Kuehn, K. (Creator), Kuropatkin, N. (Creator), Menanteau, F. (Creator), Miller, C. J. (Creator), Miquel, R. (Creator), Plazas, A. A. (Creator), Romer, A. K. (Creator), Sanchez, E. (Creator), Scarpine, V. (Creator), Schubnell, M. (Creator), Serrano, S. (Creator), Sevilla-Noarbe, I. (Creator), Smith, M. (Creator), Soares-Santos, M. (Creator), Sobreira, F. (Creator), Suchyta, E. (Creator), Swanson, M. E. C. (Contributor) & Tarle, G. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 26 Jul 2019

    Dataset

  • Sea surface temperature reconstruction for sediment core MD04-2829CQ

    Hall, I. R. (Creator), Colmenero-Hidalgo, E. (Contributor), Zahn, R. (Contributor), Peck, V. L. (Contributor) & Hemming, S. R. (Contributor), PANGAEA, 5 Oct 2017

    Dataset