1. The Department of Physics http://www.um.edu.mt/science/physics Professor C V Sammut Head of Department University of Malta

2. Faculty of Science Department of Physics Physics and Mathematics Building Department of Physics

3. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Physics Department of Physics Head of Department: –Professor Charles V Sammut (Dean) Main research fields: Electromagnetics: dielectric spectroscopy of biological tissues; MW & RF applications in medicine; monitoring & measurement of non-ionising radiation in the environment; field simulation; antenna design; EMC & EMI Computational physics Astrophysics and cosmology (in collaboration with ISSA) Quantum optics

4. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Physics Research laboratories On campus: Electromagnetics Ultrawideband Optics Geophysics Mobile air quality Off campus: GAW station – Atmospheric Research Station (Gozo) Seismic Monitoring Station (three sites)

5. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Physics ERD Funds to improve research infrastructure The Department of Physics was awarded €3.2M since 2009: Upgrading of Atmospheric Research Station - €500k Setting up of Electromagnetics Lab - €500k Setting up of ‘Albert’, the supercomputing cluster - €600k Setting up of four new laboratories (Air Quality, UWB, Geophysics, Optics) & upgrade of EM Lab - €1.6M

6. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Physics Research laboratories On campus: Electromagnetics Ultrawideband Optics Geophysics Mobile air quality Off campus: GAW station – Atmospheric Research Station (Gozo) Seismic Monitoring Station (three sites) Department of Geosciences

7. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Physics Research projects Measurement of dielectric properties of biological tissues for medical applications Measurement of static magnetic field exposure of medical personnel during MRI procedures Measurement of exposure of general public and workers to non-ionising EMF Design of wideband phased array antennas for application in radio astronomy (in collaboration with Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy - ISSA) Theoretical background of optomechanical phenomena at the interface between classical and quantum regimes Alternative theories of gravity CFD modelling of heat and aerosol dispersal in urban environments

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