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Welcome to the Institute of Physics

Visiting address: Weimarer Straße 25, 98693 Ilmenau, Room: Curiebau, Room 320

Phone: +49 (0) 3677 / 69 37 06

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Top News and Interesting Links

 

Physics in the Mirror - Lorenz Meyer has succeeded, for the first time and unequivocally, in detecting CISS in a single chiral molecule. 

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for Frank Pollmann, the first doctoral student in the ThP1 research group

Physics Journal 2/2026—Interview with Prof. Dr. Erich Runge in
“Studieren Sie Physik”Science Connects—New Study Orientation Campaign Featuring Ilmenau Physics Faculty—Dr. Lars Winterfeld and Rose von Stackelberg

Physics and Chemistry Colloquium

Programs for Schools:
“Rent a Prof,”“Physics Summer,” “Study the Natural Sciences for a Day,”Students Conduct Experiments in the Introductory Physics Lab

Focal points of the Institute of Physics

The Institute of Physics is internationally visible, especially in the fields of

Students of technical physics learn early on about the state of research in these topics, which are important for society, the economy and us all, and can contribute to them themselves.

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Study and teaching

The Technical Physics course combines experimental and theoretical physics with knowledge from mathematics, computer science and engineering sciences and is rounded off by the teaching of personal and social skills as well as business administration and law. This education at the highest level thus combines the way of thinking and working of physicists with the technical understanding of engineers and enables interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work in research, industry and development.

The Sustainable Energy Systems course combines engineering, sustainability, and the future.

How can we generate, store, and distribute energy in a climate-neutral future?
How do power grids run on 100% renewable energy?
And how can we meaningfully combine technical innovation and sustainability?

In the Bachelor’s program in Sustainable Energy Systems at the Technical University of Ilmenau, you’ll learn to answer these questions using a solid foundation in engineering and the natural sciences—and to actively contribute to solutions for one of the greatest challenges of our time.

Research

The institute's research focuses on the physics of condensed matter and its interaction with light and other electromagnetic fields. The questions range from fundamental physics at the temperature of liquid helium, surface analysis and NMR to technically and socially important topics such as solar hydrogen and nanostructured battery electrodes. Theoretical calculations and numerical simulations complement the experiments, for which state-of-the-art laboratory equipment is available.

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