Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Fyzikální ústav Akademie věd České republiky | |
| Abbreviation | FZU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1 January 1954 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50°07′24″N 14°28′08″E / 50.123471°N 14.468835°E |
| Fields | Physics research |
Director | Michael Prouza |
Parent organization | Czech Academy of Sciences |
| Staff | c. 1100 |
| Students | c. 130 |
| Website | https://www.fzu.cz |
Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (FZU, Fyzikální ústav Akademie věd České republiky) is a public research institution in the Czech Republic and a part of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The Institute specialises in fundamental and applied research across five fields: particle physics, condensed matter physics and solid-state physics, optics and physics of plasma. FZU is also involved in education at the university level, supervision of Master and PhD students and science communication.