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National Institute of Physics

Coordinates: 14°38′56″N 121°4′23″E / 14.64889°N 121.07306°E / 14.64889; 121.07306
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National Institute of Physics
Pambansang Linangan ng Pisika (Filipino)
TypeResearch Institute
Established1983
Parent institution
University of the Philippines Diliman
AffiliationATLAS experiment, Asian Nuclear Physics Association, STAMINA4Space
DirectorWilson O. Garcia, Ph.D.
Location,
14°38′56″N 121°4′23″E / 14.64889°N 121.07306°E / 14.64889; 121.07306
CampusUrban
Websitewww.nip.upd.edu.ph
National Institute of Physics is located in Metro Manila
National Institute of Physics
Location in Metro Manila
National Institute of Physics is located in Luzon
National Institute of Physics
Location in Luzon
National Institute of Physics is located in Philippines
National Institute of Physics
Location in the Philippines

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

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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

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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]

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References

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  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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