Helsinki Institute of Physics

The Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP, Finnish: Fysiikan tutkimuslaitos, Swedish: Forskningsinstitutet för fysik) is a physics research institute operated jointly by University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta University of Technology and Tampere University of Technology. The operations of the institute began on September 1, 1996. The foundation of the Institute was provided by the three previous Helsinki-based institutes: SEFT, TFT (University of Helsinki) and HTI (Helsinki University of Technology), which were merged into the new organization. The current director of the institute since 2016 has been prof. Paula Eerola. The institute is responsible for the Finnish research collaboration with CERN.

The research is currently focused on following fields:[1]

References

  1. "Research | Helsinki Institute of Physics". www.hip.fi. Retrieved 2016-11-30.

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