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Dept of Physics & Astronomy525 Northwestern Avenue
West Lafayette, IN
47907-2036
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Telephone:
(765) 494-2970
Fax:
(765) 494-0706
Department of Physics - Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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News
Alumni in the News
- Debra Dolby Guillemaud named 2014 Distinguished Alumna
- Dr. Andrew Elmore (BS 97) receives University of Maryland's highest award
- Dr. Kara Hoffman and Dr. John Monnier named Outstanding Alumni for 2013
- Intel milestone confirms light beams can replace electronic signals for future computers [ More ]
News from the Department
- Department to host RHIC/STAR Experiment Analysis Meeting
- Physics Outreach brings interactive experiments to the Scouts
- Prof. Albert Overhauser remembered in Physics Today
- Purdue physicists’ observation sparks debate on radioactive decay rates
- President France Córdova awarded honorary Doctorate [ More ]
Physics News
- Purdue Hosts 2013 Midwest Cold Atom Workshop (MCAW)
- Milky Way Gas Cloud Causes Multiple Images of Distant Quasar
- Prof. Melosh leads team that solves long-standing moon mystery
- Prof. David Miller explains Higgs boson on CBS radio
- Prof. Jay Melosh's Asteroid Research Highlighted in Press Release [ More ]
Purdue Physics in the News
- 'Ultracold' molecules promising for quantum computing, simulation
- Prof. Chris Greene wins Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics
- Purdue physicists part of discovery of rare particle decay predicted by the Standard Model
- Nano machine shop shapes nanowires, ultrathin films | R&D Mag
- Prof. Jay Melosh explains comet fly-by [ More ]
Purdue Press Releases
- Professors Kaufmann and Malis receive NSF early career awards
- Trustees approve department name change
- Patents by Prof. David Koltick and Prof. David Nolte recognized by Purdue Research Foundation
- Grad student Ran An wins top prize at Burton Morgan Business Plan Competition
- $1M Keck Foundation Grant awarded to team led by Prof. Michael Manfra [ More ]
Open Positions
Faculty Positions
"Big Data" Faculty Position - Assistant Professor Level
Experimental Particle Physics - Associate or Full Professor level
Experimental AMO - Assistant Professor level
Theoretical Biological Physics - Assistant Professor level
All open positions
Upcoming Events
General Colloquium
Thursday April 24, 2014
Dr. Michael Schatz
Georgia Tech
"MOOC-ing, Flipping and Blending Introductory Physics Lecture and Lab"
4:00pm PHYS 203 (Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in Physics room 242)
Colloquia Schedule »
Condensed Matter Seminar
Today, Friday April 18, 2014
Professor Zhili Xiao
Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University, and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
"Superconductors with nanoscale artificial defects"
3:30pm PHYS 203 (Refreshments are served at 3:00 p.m. in Physics room 242.)
Condensed Matter Schedule »
Astrohphysics Seminar
Monday April 21, 2014
Professor Katherine Rhode
Indiana University Bloomington
"Something Old, Something New: Stellar Populations Studies of External Galaxies"
3:30pm PHYS 242 (Refreshments are served at 3:15 p.m. in Physics room 242.)
Astrophysics Seminar Schedule »
Nuclear Physics Seminar
Tuesday April 22, 2014
Michael Strickland
Kent State University
"Anisotropic Hydrodynamics"
11:00am PHYS 242 (Refreshments are served at 10:45 a.m. in Physics room 242.)