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Research Areas at RSPhysSE

Research at RSPhysSE ranges from the fundamental to the applied, and includes a broad range of both experimental and theoretical work, often going hand in hand. The School has a vast array of major facilities valued at hundreds of millions of dollars and a full time research staff comprising over 300 academics technicians and students. This critical mass and intermeshing of many different disciplines makes RSPhysSE a unique and vibrant place to undertake research of the highest international standards. Some specific research areas include:

 
Materials Science and Engineering
Physics of Atoms, Molecules and the Nucleus
The Physics of Plasmas and Plasma Confinement
Lasers, Photonics and Nonlinear Optics
Semiconductor Physics and Devices
Nanotechnology
Topology and Mesoscale Physics
Theoretical Studies
Environmental Physics