PhD in Physics Kaunas University of Technology

• Joint doctoral program with the University of Southern Denmark (coordinating institution: Kaunas University of Technology).
• Double degree program with Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan.
• Possibilities to attain a European Ph.D. (Doctor Europeus) in partnership with PCAM (Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials Network).

The objective of doctoral studies in Physics is the development of highly qualified researchers in the field of physics, who are able to conduct scientific research for solutions to critical problems.

This joint doctoral program provides doctoral students with competencies and knowledge in the areas of condensed matter, the interaction of radiation and matter, optical spectroscopy; the program offers a wide range of topics and general experimental and theoretical research in the areas of meso, micro, and nanostructures, photonic structures, including their formation, analysis and application in plasmonics, biosensors and alternative energy. Research involves the use of new functional materials, modern technologies (electron-beam lithography, reactive plasma etching, and holographic lithography), and progressive research methods (spectroscopic ellipsometry, Raman scattering, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, ultra-rapid process spectroscopy, etc.).

Study program modules

Main modules

• Elective Chapters of Condensed Matter Physics
• Modeling Methods of Physical Processes and Structures
• Radiation Interaction with Matter

Alternative modules

• Determined Chaos Theory
• Physical Processes in Radiation and Vacuum Technologies
• Surface Physics and Chemistry

Elective modules

• Emission Phenomena in Surface Analysis Methods
• Materials for Organic Optoelectronics
• Mathematical Basics for Engineering Experiment Theory

Core skills modules

• Academic and Technical Research Writing
• Design Thinking in Research
• Digital Support and Tools for Research Writing and Publication
• Research Data Management
• Research Ethics
• Research Project grant Management
• Science Communication for the Public
• Systematic Literature Review