Laboratories and Physical Infrastructure

The Department has seven fully equipped teaching laboratories, which support the experimental applications of fundamental physics courses while also providing infrastructure for advanced research.

Mechanics Laboratory: This laboratory is used for classical physics experiments involving Newtonian mechanics, harmonic motion, momentum, energy transformations, and related topics. Students gain hands-on experience in applying the fundamental laws of force and motion.

Chemistry Laboratory: This laboratory enables experiments at the interface of physics and chemistry. It particularly contributes to understanding chemical processes in areas such as materials science, thermodynamics, and nuclear physics.

Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory: Experiments involving electrical circuits, electromagnetic induction, capacitors, resistors, and magnetic fields are conducted in this laboratory. It provides essential infrastructure for fundamental applications of electromagnetic waves.

Optics Laboratory: This laboratory is used for experiments involving lenses, laser technologies, light refraction, interference, and diffraction. It provides a fundamental infrastructure for research on photonic and optoelectronic systems.

Modern Physics Laboratory: Experiments related to modern physics, including quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and semiconductor technologies, are conducted in this laboratory. It provides the experimental foundation for studies in quantum technologies.

Electronics Laboratory: This laboratory focuses on the study of analog and digital electronic circuits, as well as sensor technologies, microcontrollers, and signal-processing applications. It provides important infrastructure for defense industry and communication technologies.

Computer Laboratory: This laboratory is equipped for computational physics, data analysis, artificial intelligence applications, numerical modeling, and simulation studies. It is also used for research in quantum computing, data science, and big data analytics.

The Computer Laboratory has an area of 80 m² and is equipped with 50 high-performance computers. It is used for teaching computational physics, logic circuit design, and computer programming languages such as C, C++, Python, MATLAB, and Visual Basic. All computers have Internet access, and the Internet network within the university campus is connected through an ATM backbone and supported by an external connection speed of 200 Mbps. Scanning and printing facilities are also available for students. Projectors are available in all classrooms and laboratories.

Research Laboratories

These laboratories strengthen the practical dimension of physics education while also providing important infrastructure for research projects and university–industry collaborations. Students reinforce their theoretical knowledge through hands-on experiments and develop their analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

In addition, the Department has four research laboratories where faculty members conduct their academic research: the Semiconductor and Nano Laboratory, Thin Film Characterization Laboratory, Advanced Magnetism Laboratory, and Computational Physics Laboratory. The main research activities carried out in these laboratories are summarized below.

Semiconductor and Nano Laboratory: Research activities include the fabrication of photosensitive sensors, nanostructured photoanodes, and dye-sensitized solar cells, as well as their characterization and general electrical measurements.

Thin Film Characterization Laboratory: Metallic thin films at the atomic scale are fabricated in this laboratory. The electrical and magnetic properties of these films, grown under high-vacuum conditions, can be characterized at temperatures ranging from 0 K to 300 K. Research on multilayer composite films and metallic heterocatalyst surfaces is conducted for fundamental studies related to magnetic applications and fuel cells, respectively. Studies on third-generation solar cells and solar panels are also carried out.

Advanced Magnetism Laboratory: Research in this laboratory includes the fabrication and characterization of magnetic materials, magnetic shape-memory alloys, magnetocaloric/electrocaloric materials, magnetic nanoparticles, magnetic thin films, neutron diffraction as a magnetic characterization technique, and device fabrication. The laboratory also supports the fabrication of multilayer thin films and the characterization of the electrical and magnetic properties of magnetic nanometric thin films. In addition, organic thin films are fabricated and their electrical and optical properties are investigated. The laboratory is equipped with a Raman spectrometer, spin-coater system, tube furnace, monochromator system, chemical bath system, precision balance, ultrasonic bath, microscope, and magnetic stirrer.

Computational Physics Laboratory: Research activities focus on computational chemical physics. The structures and energies of atomic and molecular clusters are investigated using quantum-mechanical computational methods. Molecular dynamics simulations are also employed. Within this framework, analyses of various metal atom clusters have been conducted and are ongoing. In addition, interactions of various molecules—particularly boron nanostructures—and the complexes they form are investigated.

High Energy and Quantum Technologies Laboratory

The High Energy and Quantum Technologies Research Laboratory (YEKUT) was established to conduct fundamental and applied research in the fields of high-energy physics and quantum technologies. Research activities within the laboratory include quantum computing, quantum information and communication, particle physics, detector technologies, and advanced experimental methods. YEKUT aims to promote interdisciplinary collaborations, contribute to national and international research projects, train highly qualified researchers, and facilitate the dissemination of scientific outputs to society.

At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, classrooms B101, B102, B103, and B104 have been allocated to the Department of Physics. Classrooms B101 and B104 have an area of 80 m² each, while classrooms B102 and B103 have an area of 60 m² each. Classrooms B101 and B104 have a seating capacity of 72 students each, while classrooms B102 and B103 have a seating capacity of 60 students each.

General Evaluation

The existing academic staff and laboratory infrastructure have the capacity to make the Department of Physics a strong center for education and research. However, further strengthening these resources and supporting them through industrial collaborations would enable the Department to make a greater contribution at both the regional and national levels. In particular, increased investment in laboratory infrastructure and greater orientation toward research projects in priority areas such as quantum technologies, nanotechnology, and advanced materials science would make a significant contribution to Türkiye’s scientific and technological development.