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.

Upcoming Events & Seminars

April
30
Date
Tuesday, April 30, 2024. 3:30pm
Location: Hewlett Teaching Center
370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
201
May
1
Date
Wednesday, May 1, 2024. 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Memorial Church
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building. 500, Stanford, CA 94305
May
2
Date
Thursday, May 2, 2024. 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: PAB 102/103

News Spotlight

Adam Shaw, Caltech

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Adam Shaw studies quantum computing at the scale of atoms. He uses lasers to trap and control individual atoms to study how we can exploit their quantum properties to perform simulations faster than any classical computer. He will work with...

Nothing escapes a black hole … or does it? In the 1970s, the physicist Stephen Hawking described a subtle process by which black holes can “evaporate,” with some particles evading gravitational oblivion. That phenomenon, now dubbed Hawking radiation, seems at...

An artist's rendering of the LSST Camera showing its major components including lenses, sensor array, and utility trunk. (Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator...

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Risa Wechsler, a cosmologist who directs the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at SLAC and Stanford University, said it was an extraordinary moment. “There are so many scientists here at SLAC and around the world who will...

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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