The Department...

The Department of FAO is integrated into the Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelone and currently consists of 50 members among teaching staff, researchers, graduate students, technicians and administrative staff and services. Several educational and research activities are developed at the department for the training of new professionals.

The teaching...

The Department of FAO is responsible for teaching the subjects of Physics in the area of Applied Physics and Optics. It also participates in other degrees both from the University of Barcelona, teaching Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, and in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, teaching Materials Engineering. In addition, it offers a 3rd cycle research focused on the themes developed in the department, such as the Master of Engineering Physics, the Master in Photonics, the Master in Nanosciencie and Nanotechnology, the Master of Engineering of Energy and the Master in Biomedical Engineering.

The research...

The Department of FAO has a long experience in several research topics, all the teachers being active researchers in different research groups recognised as consolidated groups by the Catalan Government: the Group of Thin Films and Surface Engineering, the Solar Energy Group, the Group of Thin Film Structures for Spintronics (GECFE), the Group of Physics and Engineering of Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials (FEMAN), the Wavefront Enginnering Group and the Optical Trapping Lab (BiOPT). These groups perform various research projects funded by regional, national and European governments.

Futur students...

The Department of FAO provides interested students the opportunity to collaborate on the research tasks that are developed at the department, either doing an experimental master or studying the PhD.

Knowledge transfer...

The Department of FAO also conducts research projects in collaboration with industry through the Bosch and Gimpera Foundation.