Faculty of Physics, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University

Faculty of Physics, Ural State University A. Gorky was founded in 1931 in the city of Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg ) and was originally called the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of Ural University ^[1] . During the Great Patriotic War (WWII), the faculty graduated physicists and mathematicians of various specialties for the defense industry, education and science of the USSR . Hundreds of students and teachers of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics went to the front.

During these years, the academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR V.I. Arkharov taught the academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR S.V. Vonsovsky ^[2] .

After the Second World War, professors A.K. Kikoin , A.A. Berdyshev , V. Ya. Kobelev , associate professor A.F. Gerasimov , corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ya.S. Shur , E.A. Turov , M.N. Mikheev , Professor V.N. Konev .

Since the 70s, the best of its graduates have joined the ranks of teachers of the Faculty of Physics - professors Yu. A. Izyumov (later became an academician of the RAS), G. S. Kandaurov , V. V. Zverev , K. A. Barkhatov , and later - professors P. E. Suetin (was rector of Ural State University in 1976-1993), academician B. V. Litvinov , professors A. A. Kazakov , B. Kh. Ishmukhametov , A. N. Babushkin , E. A. Pamyatnykh , M. I. Katznelson , Academician M. V. Sadovsky ^[3] .

In May 2011, the Faculty of Physics of USU became part of the Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics of Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsin in connection with the reorganization of the Ural State University and its entry into the Ural Federal University. ^[4] .

Currently (May 2012) the following departments are successfully working at the Faculty of Physics:

• Department of Theoretical Physics
• Department of General and Molecular Physics
• Department of Computer Physics
• Department of Physics of Magnetic Phenomena and Magnetic Nanomaterials
• Department of Low Temperature Physics
• Department of Condensed Matter Physics
• Department of Astronomy and Geodesy

The Faculty has several Scientific Problem Laboratories equipped with the latest equipment, as well as the Astronomical Observatory named after K. A. Barkhatova of the Ural State University in Kourovka. In 2002, the Collective Use Center "Modern Nanotechnologies" was opened on the basis of the Physics Department of Ural State University ^[5] .

• Winter Physical School. It is held at one of the recreation centers in the first week of the spring semester.
• Annual International Student Scientific Conference on Astronomy and Geodesy "Space Physics". Held at the Astronomical Observatory in Kourovka in late January - early February.
• Dedication to freshmen: an annual holiday, which is held at the Astronomical Observatory. K. A. Barkhatova in Kourovka near the days of the autumn or spring equinox.