Our research concentrates on the following topics:

  • Ion-Surface Interaction: Electron Emission, Sputtering, Nanostructure Formation
  • Fusion Research: Fusion Plasma Diagnostics, Plasma-Wall Interaction, Plasma Edge Physics
  • Space Weathering: Space Weathering Phenomena, Surface Erosion on the Moon or the Planet Mercury due to Impact of Solar Wind Ions
  • Time4ions: Time-Resolved Ion Scattering, Ultrafast Processes
  • Biomimetics: Abstraction of Good Design from Living Nature
  • Electron Coincidence Spectroscopy:  Electron Spectroscopy and Scattering

 

For Students

We are always happy to welcome talented and interested students to join our group in the course of a Bachelor, project and/or Diploma thesis. To get more information about currently available topics, please contact us via email. If you specify which of our research topics you would be most interested in we will do our best to offer a relevant topic. 

There are some lectures held biyearly about our research topics:

 

News

Group photo of around 40 participants of the 12th Austrian Fusion Day on a staircase at TU Graz; in the front row on the left is Prof. Friedrich Aumayr (ÖAW/TU Wien), in the centre Dr. Gianfranco Federici (EUROfusion). On the right, a sign displaying the fusion logo with the flags of the EU and Austria.
© Friedrich Aumayr

On 21 November 2025, the 12th Austrian Fusion Day took place at TU Graz – and our group was strongly represented with six participants!

Dr. Lidija Radovanović wearing a black turtleneck and silver necklace, with curly hair, in front of beige window blinds.
© Lidija Radovanović

Lidija Radovanović has been awarded one of the highly competitive EUROfusion Bernard Bigot Researcher Grants 2026. Starting in January 2026, she will…