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University of Belgrade

INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS

Address:
Pregrevica 118
11080 ZEMUN
Telephone: (011) 107-107
Fax: (011) 108-198

Director:
Dr. Dragan Popovi}

Secretary:
Miomir Erdeljanovi}, LL. B.

Detailed information in Serbian



ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT

At the beginning of 1961, the Executive Council of the Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the University of Belgrade founded the Institute of Physics with the task of developing specific areas of physics, helping to form and train junior scientific and research staff and implement research results.

While carrying out these tasks, the Institute developed many areas of physics which either did not exist at all or were poorly developed before. Especially significant results have been achieved in the field of theoretical physics, atomic and molecular physics, plasma and laser physics, solid state physics and high energy physics.

The Institute became a member of the University in 1979.

Two members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts were elected from among the ranks of its research staff.



THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS TODAY

The Institute of Physics is a scientific and research institution whose programme covers the following areas of research: quantum mechanics and statical physics, field theory and particle physics, high energy nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, physics of condensed matter and new materials, plasma physics, lasers and their application, optics, meteorology, physics of the atmosphere and applied sciences.

Research activity at the Institute is realized by 112 researchers, out of which 20 are scientific counselors, 21 senior research associates, 21 research associates and 31 research assistants.

Research activity is organized within five centers, namely: Center for Theoretical Physics, Center for Experimental Physics, Center for Atomic and Subatomic Physics, Center for Applied and Engineering Physics and Center for Solid State and New Materials Physics.

The Institute has a library with holdings of 15,933 books and 133 different periodicals.

Since 1988, the Institute has been publishing the professional journal "Lectures in Physical Sciences", the series "Contemporary Research in Physics" (in Serbian), as well as collections of papers from domestic and international conferences organizrd or co-organized by the Intitute.