Institute for Theoretical Physics
About us
The Institute for Theoretical Physics belongs to the
Department of Physics and Astronomy
of the Faculty of Sciences of the KULeuven.
The research activities of the Institute cover three
different areas of Modern Theoretical Physics: High-Energy Physics,
Mathematical Physics and Statistical Physics. In these areas
various topics are being investigated. These include String Theory,
Particle Physics, Cosmology, Quantum Information Theory, Complex and
Out-of-equilibrium Systems, Soft Matter, Liquids, Interfaces, Wetting
and Biological Systems.
There are currently about 30 members of the Insitute (8 permanent staff
members, 10 post-docs, 10 PhD students and 2 technical and administrative
personnel). The full list is here.
For more details about research themes click on the permanent staff
members names.
Permanent Staff Members
Enrico Carlon (Statistical Physics)
Frederik Denef (High Energy Physics)
Mark Fannes (Mathematical Physics)
Thomas Hertog (High Energy Physics)
Joseph Indekeu (Statistical Physics)
Christian Maes (Mathematical Physics)
Jos Rogiers (Statistical Physics)
Antoine van Proeyen (High Energy Physics)
Education
Members of the Institute participate in the teaching of the bachelor and
master courses at the KULeuven. More information on the structure of
the Master courses for students intending to specialize in Theoretical
Physics can be found here.
The IITS (Institute for Intensive Theoretical Studies) course is an
annual course about some specialized topic in Theoretical Physics,
at the level of beginning PhD students. For more details see IITS.
PhD and Post-doc positions
There are a number of PhD and post-doc positions available every year. If you are interested please contact one of the staff members for more information. More information about a PhD at the Institute for Theoretical Physics can be found here. For post-doc applications in the High Energy Physics group see this page.
