School of Physics, Trinity College
Physics lies at the
heart of most of science and technology. Even modern biology seeks to analyse
many of the processes of life in terms of physical laws. The search for a
fundamental understanding and the drive towards technological development in
areas such as computer hardware continue to pose fresh challenges to
physicists. They are tackled with a combination of experiment, theory and
computation. Our degree courses combine all three of these elements, and
prepare the student for a wide range of careers. Our graduates are in demand
for positions in research both here and overseas, and for a wide range of
jobs in industry and commerce.
The School of Physics has a long and distinguished history of teaching and
research. Richard Helsham, the original Erasmus Smith's Professor, was the
first to lay out Newton's methods in a form suitable for the undergraduate,
so that his Lectures in Natural Philosophy were in use for a hundred years in
the College and elsewhere in Europe. Later holders of the chair include G. F.
Fitzgerald, famous in relativity theory, and E. T. S. Walton, the only Irish
recipient of a Nobel prize in Science. Fitzgerald campaigned for the building
of a dedicated Physical Laboratory, but sadly he did not live to see the
erection of the elegant building completed in 1906. The Sami Nasr Institute
for Advanced Materials, completed in 2000, houses the central part of the
School today. The two buildings provide excellent modern facilities for
teaching and research for a very lively community of over 200, including over
20 academic staff, more than 50 postdoctoral fellows and over 100 graduate
students, representing ten nationalities from three continents.
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