Exploring nature from cosmic to quantum

With its world-renowned faculty and state-of-the-art facilities, the William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy combines the best aspects of a top research university with the more intimate learning environment typical of small liberal arts colleges.

  • Degrees Offered BA, BS, BA/MA, PhD
  • Major Physics
  • Minor Physics, Space Science and Engineering

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PhD Program

Graduate students have flexibility in choosing their course of research and designing their path through the program.

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Undergraduate

Whether your interest is in astronomy, condensed matter, particle physics, or plasma spectroscopy, you'll find state-of-the-art tools at your disposal.

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Award-winning Faculty

Students have the opportunity to work with experts in a wide range of fields, even as undergraduates.

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Department-wide colloquium: Jennifer Lotz (STScI)

TITLE: The Legacies of Hubble, Webb,  and future NASA astrophysics flagship missions ABSTRACT: For the past four decades, the Space Telescope Science Institute has served as the bridge between NASA's […]

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Danielle Speller Receives Joseph A. Johnson Award for Excellence from AIP and NSBP

Assistant Professor Danielle Speller received the 2024 Joseph A. Johnson Award for Excellence from the American Institute of Physics and the National Society of Black Physicists. Speller is recognized for neutrinoless double beta decay and dark matter research and for mentoring the next generation of aspiring physicists. “Dr. Speller not only explores the secrets of...