Kaunas University of Technology
PhD in Physics
Kaunas, Lithuania
PhD
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The PhD in Physics is a joint doctoral programme coordinated by Kaunas University of Technology with the University of Southern Denmark, offering a double degree with Al Farabi Kazakh National University and routes to a European Ph.D. (Doctor Europeus) via PCAM. It trains researchers to solve critical problems in condensed matter, radiation and matter interaction and optical spectroscopy across meso, micro and nanostructures, photonics, plasmonics, biosensors and alternative energy, using new functional materials and interdisciplinary experimental methods.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter academia, national labs, industry and startups. Potential roles: research scientist, photonics engineer, materials physicist, nanotechnology researcher, postdoctoral researcher.
- 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
Doctor of Science
Students admitted to state-funded places of doctoral studies receive a monthy scholarship. PhD students may receive additional funding for their scientific activies, excellent results of studies and scientific research or for participation in the international scientific conferences, seminars, and science competitions.
This program is delivered in both English and Lithuanian.