The National Institute of Physics (NIP) was established in 1983 by Presidential Executive Order No. 889[1] which transformed the Department of Physics of the College of Arts and Sciences into one of the seven research and academic institutes of the University of the Philippines Diliman - College of Science.

In 1997,[2] the NIP has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the Commission on Higher Education.[3] The research institute offers bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctorate degrees in Physics.[2] The research institute has also produced the first gravitational physicist in the Philippines.[4]

Research groups

The institute's faculty, graduate and undergraduate students are actively engaged in research in the following areas: Condensed Matter, Instrumentation Physics, Photonics, Structure and Dynamics, Theoretical Physics.[5]

Research Collaborations

In February 2014, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) donated computer equipment to NIP to improve their theoretical high-energy physics research capabilities.[6]

In February 2021, the Philippine's Maya-2 nanosatellite was successfully launched. This project was a collaboration between the Department of Science and Technology's Advanced Science & Technology Institute (ASTI) and UP Diliman's NIP, Electronics Engineering Institute, Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, and Department of Geodetic Engineering.[7] In the same month, the NIP became an associate member of CERN's ATLAS experiment under the South African cluster.[8]

Gallery

  • Facade
    Facade
  • Violets
    Violets
  • Research wing
    Research wing
  • Inscription in front of the buildings
    Inscription in front of the buildings

References

  1. ^ "EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 889 ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE BASIC SCIENCES". The Official Gaze of the Republic of the Philippines. 23 March 1983. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Celebre, Cynthia P. (2003). "The Establishment of an Astrophysics Course in the Philippines through the IAU TAD". IAU 8th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting ASP Conference Series. 289: 145. Bibcode:2003ASPC..289..145C. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Table 8. List of Centers of Excellence (COEs) and Centers of Development (CODs)" (PDF). Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ Arayata, Cristina (28 May 2020). "PH 1st gravitational physicist to graduate at UP". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Research Areas – National Institute of Physics". National Institute of Physics. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ "CERN DONATES COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES". Embassy of the Philippines Berne, Switzerland. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ Arayata, Cristina (21 February 2021). "PH's Maya-2 launched into space: DOST". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ admin (2021-02-16). "NIP Becomes ATLAS Associate Member at CERN – National Institute of Physics". Retrieved 2023-06-17.

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