The Stanford Physics Department Annual Newsletter - 2024/25

Dear Friend of the Physics Department,

A new academic year is beginning, and I hope that this newsletter will provide some connection with our department...

Introducing our new faculty. 

In the hills west of the campus, tucked in between the Stanford Golf Course Club and Center For Advanced Study In Behavioral Sciences, lies the Stanford Student Observatory, an optical astronomical telescope built by students for teaching students...

Some of you may remember Tom Neff as a graduate student of Richard Blankenbecler and Sid Drell in the SLAC theory group. Tom received his PhD in 1973 with the thesis “Eikonal Methods and Absorptive Effects in Hadronic Production Processes” (SLAC preprint 156)...

In primary school, we are told that there are three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas. We later learn that solids can act as metals, insulators, or semiconductors, and that in most cases, their electronic character can be understood by considering one electron at a time...

Faculty & staff who retired in 2024. 

Bill Fairbank Memorial Run/Walk/Bike

David S. Levine Luncheon 

New Varian Courtyard

Upcoming Events

Peter Andrew Sturrock 1924-2024

Peter Sturrock, distinguished physicist and emeritus professor at Stanford University, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his friends and family, on August 12, 2024, at the age of 100. A pioneering scientist, Sturrock was known for his profound contributions to the fields of astrophysics, plasma physics, and solar research...

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Donations may also be made by enclosing:

1. A check payable to “Stanford University – Department of Physics” and

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Department Of Physics, Attn: DFO
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Stanford, CA 94305