The Department of Physics & Astronomy has a focused research commitment to:
- uncover the basic laws governing our universe,
- apply those laws to invent new technologies to improve the human condition,
- educate the next generation of scientists.
Areas of research concentration
- Astronomy and astrophysics
- Atomic, molecular, and optical physics (AMO)
- Condensed matter, and materials physics
- Nuclear physics, and quantum mechanics
- High dynamic and static pressures, and acoustics
Program highlights
20
Full time faculty
6:1
Student-faculty ratio
$9M
Research grants
100%
Placement of undergrads into research labs