Physical oceanography
Physics of the circulation and structure of the global ocean and its impacts on climate
                  
      
  
  Physics of biological shape: from molecules to organisms and biohybrid structures
Physics and nanomechanics at the interface of biology and nanotechnology, in molecules, cells, tissues (artificial or natural) and whole organisms. Atomic force microscopy.  Led by Professor Sonia Contera
                  
      
  Planet formation and dynamics
  Planetary atmosphere observation analysis
Atmospheric observation data analysis of planets.
                  
      
  
  Planetary Climate Dynamics
Processes governing planetary climate and its evolution over time
                  
      
  
  Planetary surfaces
Investigating the surfaces of (primarily airless) bodies in our solar system.
                  
      
  
  Plasma-Wakefield Accelerator Group
We study beam-driven plasma accelerators and their applications
                  
      
  
  Predictability of weather and climate
Predictions of weather and climate are inherently uncertain: initial conditions can never be known perfectly, and our weather and climate simulators are necessarily imperfect representations of the underlying laws of physics. Given this, how can we quanti
                  
      
  
  Pulsars, transients and relativistic astrophysics
The extreme astrophysics of neutron stars and black holes
                  
      
  
  
  Quantum Devices and Biosystems
We are developing techniques and protocols to generate quantum effects in complex systems inlcuding in living systems and are reverse engineering bio-inspired structures in artificial solid-state and hybrid quantum optoelectronic materials.
                  
      
  
  Quantum high energy density physics
Exploring how quantum systems behave in extreme conditions of temeprature and density