DTU Physics

Research sections

Our research areas include surface physics, catalysis, materials physics, computational physics, plasma physics, nuclear physics, continuum physics, biophysics, luminescence physics, and quantum technology.

Research centers

Our DTU research centers collaborate across several departments at DTU. Topics include advanced microscopy and nuclear energy technology.

Research facilities

We use and develop state-of-the art instrumentation in our research labs and travel to large-scale international research infrastructures e.g. synchrotrons, neutron sources, and fusion devices.

Teaching and experiments

We have experiments integrated in many of the courses to support students’ learning and innovative skills. We offer more than 70 courses on BSc-, MSc- and PhD levels in topics related to physics and our research areas.

Education BSc & MSc

We are actively engaged in the Engineering Physics BSc and MSc educations and contribute to several other educations with courses and projects. Read more here.

PhD education

At DTU Physics we have about 100 PhD students engaged in our research sections and centers. Read more here about how it is to be a PhD student and explore your opportunities here.

03 July 2026

New Head of Department at DTU Physics

Professor Martin Meedom Nielsen assumes the position of Head of DTU Physics on 1 September.

Four people standing on a row, 3 men and one woman. The woman and man in the middle hold a device used for producing quantum keys. It is a flat black box.

02 July 2026

New quantum communication network protects data now and in the future

Starting today, a new secure communication network based on the exchange of so-called quantum keys will connect four ministries and a government agency. The security of the network is based on the laws of quantum physics, making it immune to hacker breaches.

01 May 2026

Jane Hvolbæk Nielsen new Director General of the European Spallation Source

After 15 years as Head of Department at DTU Physics, Jane Hvolbæk Nielsen will assume the position of Director General of the European Spallation Source (ESS) on 1 November 2026, for a five-year term.

06 March 2026

DTU researchers to build the world's first neutron microscope that can see inside batteries

Using the world's most powerful neutron source and technology from space telescopes, DTU researchers will create a unique microscope that can look inside batteries and see what happens when they break down. This could lead to better battery materials in the future.

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