The Institute is currently made up of 19 research groups. Find out more about the aims, composition and research of each group by visiting their individual web pages.
The Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics (LIP) is a worldwide leading group in developing new instrumentation for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) and Ion Beam Analyses (IBA).
The focus of our research work is the quest for for new physics beyond the Standard Model, with particular interest in the understanding of Dark Matter nature.
Our goal is to expand the knowledge about the formation and evolution of planetary systems, using innovative instruments and techniques to potentially discover Earth-like planets.
Our mission is to address fundamental questions in elementary particle and astroparticle physics such as the origin of matter dominance in the Universe, the properties of neutrinos, the possibility of CP-violation in the leptonic sector, the stability of the proton and the Nature of Dark Matter.
Our group was founded in 2021, with the aim to carry out investigations beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. We study elementary particles and antimatter at low energies, while they are bound in exotic atomic structures, or decaying at rest.
The activities of the our group focus on the study of exotic matter with the aim to address fundamental questions such as the origin of dark matter and the matter anti-matter asymmetry in the Universe.
We perform particle physics experiments at colliders with the highest energies and luminosities, in order to address fundamental questions such as the mechanism behind electroweak symmetry breaking or the existence of new particles and forces at the TeV energy scale.
The group's research focuses on solar activity. Research is based around understanding the trigger of solar flares and coronal mass ejections, and solar wind formation and propagation.
The activities in our group are guided by the long-term goal to empirically assess the uniqueness of Earth – as a habitable planet – in the context of exoplanet research.
The cosmology group seeks to answer fundamental questions about the Universe. What is the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy? What are the initial conditions for the formation of cosmic structures? Is General Relativity valid on cosmological scales?
The Astrophysical Dust Group focuses on the science of cosmic dust nearby and inside the solar system and is based on the European Research Council Starting Grant “ASTRODUST: The Heliosphere and the Dust: Characterization of the Solar and Interstellar Neighbourhood”.
We perform particle physics at the high-energy frontier and tackle outstanding questions of Particle Physics, such as the elucidation of the mechanism of electroweak symmetry breaking and the particle origin of dark matter. We operate the present detectors and prepare the future ones. We teach physics to the next generation of scientists.
