Applied physics
The field of habilitation proceedings and professorial appointment in Applied Physics is primarily focused on the physics of the microworld and ionizing radiation, and their application in basic research, nuclear energy, industry, radiation protection, and medicine. It encompasses topics such as dosimetry, laser physics and laser system technologies, nonlinear optics, diffractive optics and holography, plasma physics and technology, nanoparticles, nanostructures and nanotechnologies, quantum technologies, modern areas of photonics, plasmonics, optoelectronics, spectroscopy, and X-ray photonics. Special emphasis is placed on the application of physical methods in nanotechnology, metrology, tomography, the development of advanced methods for detecting ionizing radiation, and the processing of experimental data.
Applied mathematics
The field of habilitation proceedings and professorial appointment in Applied Mathematics is primarily focused on research in various areas of mathematics directly related to their applications in natural and technical sciences. The mathematical disciplines involved in such research span a wide spectrum, including—among others—discrete mathematics, mathematical logic, complex and functional analysis, algebraic structures, the theory of ordinary and partial differential equations, numerical mathematics, and probabilistic and statistical methods. The research may also extend into so-called pure mathematics, including both classical and modern branches, but it is mainly oriented toward the application of mathematics in other scientific disciplines and engineering practice, as well as numerical and stochastic modelling of processes in nature, technology, and society. The areas of application can be highly diverse. Examples include theoretical and mathematical physics, particle physics, thermodynamics, materials science, mechanical engineering, theoretical computer science and informatics, biology and medicine, economics, as well as protection of the environment and technical design.
Physics
The field of habilitation proceedings and professorial appointment in Physics is primarily focused on research and education in various areas of theoretical and experimental physics. Given the research orientation of the Department of Physics at FNSPE, which is the primary guarantor of this field, the focus is especially on both experimental and theoretical particle and nuclear physics, mathematical and theoretical physics, and plasma physics and physics of thermonuclear fusion.
Physical and Material Engineering
The field of habilitation proceedings and professorial appointment in Physical and Material Engineering is focused on the application of solid-state physics in the natural sciences and materials research. It involves an interdisciplinary overlap of applied mechanics and materials science, grounded in solid-state physics, elastomechanics, plasticity theory, fracture mechanics, mathematical modelling of dynamic phenomena in solids, crack propagation, and failure processes in solid materials, as well as issues of durability and reliability of bodies and mechanical systems. The core of the studied topics includes the structure and properties of solid materials, characterized by methods such as nanoindentation, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and electron, X-ray, and neutron diffraction. The research area also encompasses the study of superconductivity, optical properties of solids, surfaces and thin layers of metals and polymers, the theory and technology of semiconductors with a focus on nuclear radiation detection, software and hardware for controlling experimental apparatuses, and materials modelling at various levels/scales.
Nuclear chemistry
The field of habilitation proceedings and professorial appointment in Nuclear Chemistry is focused on a broad range of both fundamental and applied research, where chemical and physico-chemical aspects of nuclear transformations can be studied, as well as methods utilizing radionuclides to address general chemical problems. The field also includes radiation chemistry, which investigates chemical reactions initiated or influenced by interactions of ionizing radiation in both living and non-living matter. Significant attention is devoted to methods for radionuclide separation, nuclear chemical technologies including the processing and disposal of radioactive waste, the occurrence and behaviour of radioactive contaminants in the environment, and the use of nuclear methods in environmental chemical analysis.