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The Physics Division is a research forum for academic staff members in the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, as well as for research scientists, postdocs and graduate students employed by the Science Institute.

Head of the division: Snorri Þorgeir Ingvarsson

 

Research groups
Einar Orn Sveinbjornsson

Specialisation

  • Physics of semiconductor
  • Electrical properties of graphene
Friðrik Magnus

Specialisation

  • Magnetism
  • Thin films
  • Nanotechnology
  • Materials characterization
Gunnlaugur Björnsson

Specialisation

  • High energy astrophysics
  • Accretion onto black holes
  • Cosmology
Haraldur Ólafsson

Specialisation

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Weather
  • Climate
Helgi Sigurðsson

Specialisation

  • Polariton BEC
  • Exciton-polariton
  • Two-dimensional electron systems

Specialisation

  • Optics of quantum microcavities and other nanophotonic structures
Jesus Zavala Franco

Specialisation

  • Dark matter astrophysics
  • Galaxy formation and evolution
Jón Emil Guðmundsson

Specialisation

  • Cosmology
  • Astrophysics
  • Microwaves
  • Telescopes
Jón Tómas Guðmundsson

Specialisation

  • Plasma physics
  • Discharge physics
  • Thin films
Kristján Óttar Klausen

Specialisation:

  • Electromagnetism
Lárus Thorlacius

Specialisation

  • String theory
  • Theoretical physics
  • Quantum field theory
Páll Jakobsson

Specialisation

  • Cosmological parameters
  • Gamma-ray bursts
  • Dark matter and dark energy
Snorri Þ Ingvarsson

Specialisation

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Spintronics
  • Spin dependent devices
Sveinn Ólafsson

Specialisation

  • Experimental Physics
  • Electronic Engineering
  • Material physiscs
Unnar Bjarni Arnalds

Specialisation

  • Artificial magnetic nanostructures
  • Thin film growth and characterization

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