Welcome to the Physics Department.
Welcome to the Physics Department.
Welcome to the Physics Department.
Welcome to the Physics Department.
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370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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450 Jane Stanford Way, Building. 500, Stanford, CA 94305
News Spotlight
- 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...
- Faculty
- 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...
- Alumni
- Announcements
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.