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11.20.09
Colloquium:
Dynamics of Proteins in Crystals -- Beyond Static Snapshots

Dr. George N. Phillips, Jr.

11.20.09
Gravitation and Cosmology Seminar:
Searching for Intermediate-Duration Gravitational-Wave Transients with LIGO

Eric Thrane


Welcome! The Department of Physics has 23 faculty who teach and carry out research in astronomy, biophysics, condensed matter physics, gravitation and cosmology, medical imagining, modern optics, particle and surface physics. We offer a variety of undergraduate options to match the interests of each student. We have a vibrant graduate program; almost all our graduate students receive stipends as either teaching or research assistants or in the form of fellowships.