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Department of Physics & Astronomy

College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

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Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy
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We are leaders in several subfields of physics & astronomy. We infuse that leadership into education and service. Our research foci include the origin and structure of the universe, the microscopic and macroscopic description of condensed matter and biological systems, and the physics of the environment.


 

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Frontiers of Cosmology Lecture: Prof. Michael Turner

Frontiers of Cosmology Lecture: Friday March 14th, 5pm. Prof. Michael Turner

What we know about the Universe, the big mysteries confronting us, and why it all matters
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UCR team tests novel detector technology at particle collider

Seven UCR students designed, built, and ran their own experiment
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Dark Matter Helped Solve This Milky Way Mystery

One of the most extensively studied stellar streams within the galactic halo of the Milky Way is the GD-1 stellar stream. It is known for its long, thin structure and distinctive features. It exhibits spur and gap features that have...
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How we might finally find black holes from the cosmic dawn

Primordial black holes may have been born just after the Big Bang—and might explain dark matter
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astro
astro-ph
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AMO
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical
hep-ph
Particle Theory
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CME
Condensed Matter Experiment
Graphene
CMT
Condensed Matter Theory
Large Hadron Collider
hep-ex
High-Energy Experiment
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nuclear
Heavy Ion & Spin Physics
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bio
Biophysics
Physics 2000, courtesy of Ming-Feng Ho
PER
Physics Education Research
Gravitational Waves
cosmo/GR
Experimental Gravity & Cosmology

Black Holes and the Universe

SHINES is a new Energy Frontier Research Center

Living Histories: Tom Kuhlman