National Institute of Physics

National Institute of Physics
NIP
Type	Research Institute
Established	1983
Director	Roland V. Sarmago
Location	Quezon City, Philippines
Campus	Diliman
Website	www.nip.upd.edu.ph

14°38′56″N 121°4′23″E / 14.64889°N 121.07306°E / 14.64889; 121.07306

National Institute of Physics (UP Diliman).

The National Institute of Physics (NIP) was established in 1983 by Presidential Executive Order No. 889 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.

The NIP has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the Commission on Higher Education.

Research groups

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, Plasma Physics and Theoretical Physics.^{[citation needed]}

The Condensed Matter Laboratory is divided into two clusters: the Semiconductor Group and the Superconductor Group.^{[citation needed]}