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Faculty of Science Booklet, Academic Session 2021/2022

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

The Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya was
established in 1961. From the beginning, education in Physics was meant to
be a union of theoretical and practical aspects. The Department of Physics,
under the current leadership of the Head of Department, Prof. Dr. Zurina
Osman, endeavour to impart a thorough knowledge of the fundamental
principles of Physics, as mathematically and experimentally demonstrated to
younger generation. Academics and researchers of the Department of Physics
are conducting internationally relevant and competitive research, they also
collaborate on joint projects with the industry to contribute to the development
of knowledge and innovation-based economy, as well as other components to
strengthen multidisciplinary and inter-disciplinary research. Their scientific work
is connected with innovative teaching techniques, thus providing a creative and
stimulating environment for the education of future generations of physicists.

The Department offers Bachelor of Science in Physics Program. Our
academics are committed to the flexible delivery of learning and teaching
methods. Depending on the course, students will enjoy a variety of teaching
modes, such as tutorials, problem-based learning, online learning, practical
experience and laboratory work. At level three, students will also undergo
industrial training and complete a final year project to strengthen the knowledge
and skills obtained and adapt to the ever-advancing knowledge in science and
technology.

The Department offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science (M.Sc.)
and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Details are available in the Graduate
Program Guidebook of Faculty of Science. Students who graduate with the
Bachelor of Science degree from the Department of Physics are encouraged
to pursue their studies to the higher degree levels in the field of Physics or other
related fields.

Research facilities determine the ways in which nature could be understood.
The Department of Physics has centralised facilities laboratory to support a
wide range of research activities. Major facilities include TEM, FE-SEM, SEM-
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EDX, XRD, AFM, FT-IR, PL, TLD Reader, OMA, Co irradiator and HpGe
Gamma spectrometer, TGA, DSC, DMA, UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometer, Field
Emission Auger Microprobe, Flame Hydrolysis Deposition system, Mask
Aligner, 1 m grazing incidence Spectrometer, DC sputtering system etc.

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