Welcome to the Physics Department.

Welcome to the Physics Department.

Welcome to the Physics Department.

Welcome to the Physics Department.

Stanford Physics is a teaching and research department. Our course offerings range from Freshman seminars to advanced graduate classes. We enjoy close connections to Applied Physics and departments at SLAC.

Upcoming Events & Seminars

April
9
Date
Tuesday, April 9, 2024. 3:30pm
Location: Hewlett Teaching Center
370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
201
April
16
Date
Tuesday, April 16, 2024. 3:30pm
Location: Hewlett Teaching Center
370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
201
May
1
Date
Wednesday, May 1, 2024. 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Memorial Church
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building. 500, Stanford, CA 94305

News Spotlight

Josephine Wong, a graduate research assistant at Stanford University, continues to refine an analysis technique she developed to process IXPE data so that it...

  • Students

Source: NASA

By Rick Smith

Josephine Wong is an astrophysicist who studies pulsar wind nebulae and writes software to help researchers maximize returns on their science data. She also plays violin in the Stanford Medicine Orchestra at Stanford University in...

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  • In the News

Source: Salon

Black holes are some of the most powerful, destructive and massive objects in the known universe, devouring stars at unimaginable speeds and ripping them apart with such ferocity that they discharge luminous flares visible from millions of lightyears...

Sae Woo NamCredit: ©Geoffrey Wheeler

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Source: National Institute Of Standards And Technology

Physicist Sae Woo Nam, who pioneered techniques for detecting individual photons — the tiniest quantities of light — passed away on Jan. 21, 2024, after a 14-month battle with brain cancer. He was...

Our Research

Undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are mentored in astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, atomic and laser physics, and condensed matter physics. Check out our research areas below.

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