Centers of Excellence
Scientists and institutes of the physics department take an active part in three centers of excellence.
DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN)
The CFN, which is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Universität Karlsruhe (TH), is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to fundamental, yet application-driven research in selected areas of nanoscience. More specifically, the majority of the more than 70 projects at the CFN investigate nanoscale structures and materials for electronic and optical applications. This specific focus is underlined by the fact that 13 of the 48 group leaders at the CFN are affiliated with the Department of Physics. The scientific projects within the CFN are organized into six research areas:
- Nano-Photonics
- Nano-Elektronics
- Molecular Nanostructures
- Nanostructured Materials
- Nano-Biology
- Nano-Energy
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KIT Center for Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics (KCETA)
Within the KIT Center KCETA, experimental and theoretical research and teaching are performed at the interfaces of astronomy, astrophysics, elementary particle physics and cosmology. International large-scale projects for knowledge-oriented fundamental research form the basis and the connecting link of the various activities. KCETA is a unique platform for the study of the smallest components of matter and their interactions as well as of their role in the formation and evolution of the largest structures in the universe.
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Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM)
The Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM),
located at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) and the
Geoforschungszentrum (GFZ) in Potsdam, is an interdisciplinary
research center dedicated to fundamental and applied research in the
field of disaster management. A basic goal of the Center is to advance
the science of natural and man-made hazards assessment
and develop disaster management solutions
for the early detection and reduction of risk.
Established in December 2002, CEDIM is funded by the
Geoforschungszentrum (GFZ) in Potsdam and the
University of Karlsruhe (TH). More than 50 scientists from 20
different institutes are engaged with CEDIM in series of
research projects. The main projects are
- Risk Map Germany: maps for winter storm, earthquake and flood are developed.
- Megacity Istanbul: analyse the consequences of earthquakes in rapidly growing metropolitan areas
- Modelling Extreme Flood
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