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.
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The Warner Prize is normally awarded annually for a significant contribution to observational or theoretical astronomy during the five years preceding the award. It is given to an astronomer who has not attained 36 years of age in the year...
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The Infosys Prize 2024 in Physical Sciences is awarded to Prof. Vedika Khemani for her groundbreaking contributions to theoretical and experimental non-equilibrium quantum matter. Prof. Khemani's most notable achievement is the discover of time crystals, a revolutionary concept in quantum...
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Monika Schleier-Smith’s journey to leading an experimental quantum physics lab at Stanford began with visions of peanut butter. Growing up, she was one of many students taught to picture an electron as a particle circling an atom’s nucleus. But her...
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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