Welcome to the Physics Department.

Welcome to the Physics Department.

Welcome to the Physics Department.

Welcome to the Physics Department.

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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

November
18
Date
Tuesday, November 18, 2025. 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Hewlett Teaching Center
370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
201

News Spotlight

  • Announcements

Introducing Geoff Penington:

Joined the Department July, 2025

I am very excited to be returning to Stanford after previously being here as a PhD student from 2015-2020. I grew up in the south of England and was an undergraduate at...

  • In the News

Stanford and SLAC researchers Shambhu Ghimire and Brian Lantz have been honored by the American Physical Society as 2025 American Physical Society Fellows.

The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members for exceptional contributions in physics research, important applications...

  • In the News

It’s April 2025, and the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory control room at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is buzzing with activity. On the Menlo Park campus in California, on the first floor of the home of...

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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