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Exploring Future Possibilities

"Our department is diverse and welcoming, and our stellar faculty leads different areas of physics that include astrophysics, gravity and cosmology, condensed matter, particle physics, biological physics, and atomic, molecular and optical physics. We strive to make the department the best working place for our faculty, staff, students and postdocs; a place promoting values that include creativity, inclusion, passion, innovation, teamwork, transparency, perseverance, honesty, and humility, and where everyone is valued, supported, included, and trusted."
—Mauricio Terrones, Department Head

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Physics undergraduate program

Develop a broad, deep, and rigorous knowledge of the quantitative problems that govern the natural world.

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Intellectually challenging and exciting graduate research alongside leading physics faculty full of talent, enthusiasm, and imagination.

Physics graduate program

Physics Spotlight

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Penn State physicist Zoltan Fodor named Distinguished Professor

The Penn State Board of Trustees approved a proposal to renovate a portion of Osmond Laboratory.

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Plan to renovate Osmond Laboratory advances

Jainendra Jain selected as Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Physics

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Jain selected as Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Physics