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WELCOME TO AARHUS UNIVERSITY

›Aarhus University established in 1928›A research university with 38.000 students and10.000 staff

›Research and teaching in all major subject areas

›Turn-over: €700m (2009)›Main campus in a beautiful park in central Aarhus

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HISTORY

› 1928: Aarhus University established› 1933: The Department of Physics established› 1954: The Department of Physics part of the Faculty of Science

› 1957: First professor of astronomy – at the local observatory

› 1973: The Department moves into present buildings (together with Department of Astronomy)

› 1992: The two departments merge into Department of Physics and Astronomy

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KEY FIGURES 2009

Aarhus University Department of Physics and Astronomy

Academic staff 5829 48

Technical/Adm. staff 4323 40

Postdocs and PhD students

x + 1610 24 + 48

Students 30206 334 (admits ~80/yr)

Peer-reviewed articles /yr

4177 280Aarhus University ranked 63rd worldwide (Times Higher - QS World University Rankings 2009).Aarhus University awarded the ECTS lable in 2009.

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MAIN RESEARCH AREAS

› Atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics› Condensed matter physics and nanophysics,

surface physics, statistical physics and biophysics

› Subatomic physics› Astrophysics and cosmology

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MAJOR INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTERS› ISA – Søren Pape Møller: The Institute for Storage Ring Facilities in

Aarhus with ASTRID, the storage ring for synchrotron radiation› iNano – Flemming Besenbacher: The Interdisciplinary Nanoscience

Center (in symbiotic relationship with the Department of Physics and Astronomy)

› CTN – Klaus Mølmer: Centre for Theory in Natural Science

The storage ring for synchrotron radiation ASTRID. Circumference 40 m

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OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS› SONG – Jørgen Christensen Dalsgaard: Stellar Observations Network

Group› LTC – Klaus Mølmer: The Lundbeck Foundation Theoretical Center for

Quantum System Research› KASC – Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard: Kepler Asteroseismic Science

Consortium› 14C dating – Jan Heinemeier: The AMS 14C Dating Centre› NICE – Kasten Riisager: National Instrument centre for CERN

Experiments› HPAH – Liv Hornekær : ERC Starting Grant on Hydrogen interaction

with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – from interstellar catalysis to hydrogen storage

› QUANTOP – Klaus Mølmer: Danish National Research Foundation Center for Quantum Optics

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SOME MAJOR RECENT WORKS› Philip Hofmann, et al. Nature Physics 6, (2010): Band dispersion in the

deep 1s core level of graphene› Liv Hornekær et al. Nature Materials 9, (2010): Bandgap opening in

graphene induced by patterned hydrogen adsorption › Michael Drewsen et al. Nature Physics 6, (2010): Rotational laser

cooling of vibrationally and translationally cold molecular ions› Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard et al. First results from the Kepler space

mission (NASA Press Conference 4 January 2010, Science online 7 January 2010)

› Lars Bojer Madsen et al. Nature Physics online 16 May 2010: Photoelectron angular distributions from strong-field ionization of oriented molecules

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AMO PHYSICS

›Clusters and molecules›Quantum optics and cold atoms, ions and molecules

›Theoretical AMO physics›CERN-related atomic physics›14C-dating

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CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS AND NANOPHYSICS

› Surface physics› Semiconductor physics› Materials Science› Nanophotonics› Theoretical condensed matter physics and nanophysics

Peter Balling10

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SUBATOMIC PHYSICS

›Exotic nuclei and few-particle physics

›Nuclear physics›Applications in astrophysics

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ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY

›Stellar physics›Compact objects and cosmic rays›Cosmology and astroparticle physics

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FACILITIES ON CAMPUS

›Ca. 10 minutes walk from city centre›Main lecture theatre building for conferences (516)

›Main lakeside lecture theatre (424)›4 other lecture theatres in same building holding 100 people each

›Other next-door lecture theatres (300) ›Several cafeterias seating up to 500 people

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Lakeside Lecture Theatres

C. F. Møller

Architects

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WELCOME TO AARHUS

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THE CITY OF AARHUS

› Founded more than 1000 years ago› 300.000 inhabitants› Two airports: Aarhus (45 minutes by bus), Billund (60 minutes by bus).With flight connections to major cities (Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt)

› Trains connecting Aarhus with Copenhagen and the continent

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Hotels

› 2.000 hotel rooms in Aarhus region, 1200 in city centre

› Most hotels in city centre within walking distance of the university campus

› Budget accommodation available (Hostel approx. 60 Euro)

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Culture in Aarhus

› Aros – the city art museum› Concert Hall, with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and Jutland Opera Company

› The Old Town, one of Denmark’s top attractions

› The Museum Of Prehistoric Denmark, Moesgård

› 4 small museums at the University› Lively restaurant and cafe life in the city centre

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More in Aarhus

› Use a free city bike› Excellent trails in the forest for running

and mountain biking› Sail-sport possibilities› Visit the royal summer palace› Excursion to Copenhagen› Rent a summerhouse at the coast› Shopping