Themes and keywords

NWO Physics covers the following themes:

  • Statistical Physics & Soft condensed matter
    Keywords: biophysics, active matter, colloids, metamaterials, lipid membranes, self-assembly, self-organization, fundamental soft matter
  • Physics of Fluids
    Keywords: multiphase flows, turbulence and large-scale flows, micro/nanofluidics, interfacial phenomena in fluids, electrokinetic transport, flow of gasses and plasmas
  • Plasma & Fusion Physics
    Keywords: high- and low-temperature plasmas, fusion plasmas, fusion technology, plasma applications, electric discharges, laser plasmas, plasma diagnostics, plasma modelling
  • Quantum Physics
    Keywords: quantum materials and devices, quantum information, quantum models, quantum systems, quantum computation and simulation, quantum metrology, quantum networks, physics of qubits, quantum 
  • Nanoscale Physics
    Keywords: spin, electronics, nanostructures, mesoscopic structures
  • Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
    Keywords: optics, molecular photochemistry, light-energy conversion, photonics, spectroscopic techniques
  • Materials Physics
    Keywords: energy materials, functional materials, materials modelling, materials design, semiconductor physics, 2D materials, interfaces, surface physics, topology, charge transport
  • Particle Physics
    Keywords: high energy physics, standard model, beyond the standard model, effective field theories, particle physics phenomenology, collider physics
  • Astroparticle Physics, Gravitation, and Cosmology
    Keywords: neutrinos, dark matter, gravity, cosmology, cosmic rays, gravitational waves
  • Physics for Technology
    Keywords: novel techniques, method development, advanced methods, instrumentation

N.B. These keywords serve as a tool to clarify which research topic falls under which theme, but they are non-exhaustive. We welcome abstracts which are not covered by the keywords.