FWF Doctoral Programme Atoms, Light, and Molecules (DK-ALM)

The Doctoral Programme (Doktoratskolleg) Atoms, Light, and Molecules, DK-ALM, is a collaborative programme that provides a research and training environment for excellent national and international students.

It is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and started in January 2016. The programme combines fore-front research in several scientific fields within the framework of atomic, molecular and optical physics with high-level education.

The doctoral programme is linked to the four Physics Institutes at the University of Innsbruck and to the Physics Research Center, one of the five Research Focal Points of the University.

Quan­tum Chem­istry: Molecules caught tun­nel­ing

Physicists led by Roland Wester of the University of Innsbruck have now for the first time observed a quantum mechanical tunneling reaction in experiments. The observation can also be described exactly in theory. With the study published in Nature, the scientists provide ... [more]

PhD Students

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Faculty Members

The faculty consists of 12 participating researchers from the four physics institutes of the University of Innsbruck. [more]

Open PhD positions

New applications for our doctoral programme are accepted until the positions are filled. [more]

Alumni

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Participating Institutions

Institute of Astro and Particle Physics
Institute of Experimental Physics
Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics
Institute of Theoretical Physics

Funding