Physics of Plasmas and Ionized Media

(P4F2 and P4F2A)

The study program covers all aspects of plasma physics and with extensions to theoretical physics (elementary processes) and to some topics of astrophysics (interplanetary space plasma, dust / ice cloud problems in the solar system) and nuclear fusion. Studies include also borderline disciplines such as plasma chemistry, plasma interaction with solid surface and complex plasma. The program prepares professionals with a broad foundation in mathematics, physics, and computer modeling of physical processes and with deep knowledge of plasma physics.

Research fields are more or less defined by the current projects at our department and it similarly applies to the cooperating institutes of Czech Academy of Sciences.


Space Physics group is involved in a number of space plasma missions and its members interpret the data in following fields:

  1. Solar wind properties on large and small scales (experimental and theoretical investigations)
  2. Interaction of the solar wind with the magnetosphere
  3. Dust and dusty plasma in space and laboratory conditions
  4. Waves and wave–particle processes in the magnetosphere of Earth and planets

Plasma Physics group deals with elementary processes and transport phenomena in low-temperature plasma with an accent on diagnostic methods and applications:

  1. Elementary processes relevant to astrophysical environment (in laboratory and in simulations)
  2. Low-temperature plasma and its diagnostics
  3. Hot plasma in the magnetic field (e.g., tokamak)
→ Both groups develop new measuring methods for space applications and plasma technologies
Cooperating institutes

Available PhD Topics

It's always a good idea, if you find a topic for you, to contact supervisor first, i.e., prior application!