- 1965 The Division of Solid State Physics is founded with Hermann Grimmeiss appointed as Professor of Solid State Physics.
- 1977 The ’Lund’ International Conference on Deep Level Impurities in Semiconductors is born, and organized by Hermann Grimmeiss.
- 1984 Berzelius laboratory is inaugurated.
- 1986 The 18th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors – ICPS – is organized by the division in Stockholm.
- 1988 A second professorship, in Semiconductor Electronics, is created at the division, with Lars Samuelson as the appointee.
- 1990 The Nanometer Structure Consortium (nmC) is founded by Lars Samuelson based on grants from NUTEK and NFR.
- 1993 The Division organizes the 5th European Workshop on MOVPE and Related Growth Techniques - EWMOVPE-5 in Malmö.
- 1996 Hermann Grimmeiss retires. Pär Omling is appointed Professor of Solid State Physics.
- 2001 Pär Omling is appointed General Director of the Swedish Research Council (VR).
- 2002 The division organizes the 7th International Conference on Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology – NANO-7 – in Malmö.
- 2003 The Engineering Nanoscience program is launched.
- 2007 Lund Nano Lab is inaugurated.
- 2009 The Nanometer Structure Consortium is selected as a Strategic Research Area Environment with direct support from the Swedish Government.
- 2009 Heiner Linke is recruited to the division as Professor in Nanophysics.
- 2015 The Nanometer Structure Consortium becomes NanoLund, the Center for Nanoscience at Lund University
- 2015 The division celebrates its 50th anniversary.
- 2016 Lund Nano Lab becomes a member of Myfab, the national infrastructure for micro and nanofabrication.
- 2018 A record year for PhD graduations at Solid State Physics, with 18 doctoral students defending their theses.
- 2019 The division organizes the 21st International Vacuum Congress – IVC-21 – in Malmö.
