Department of Physics
Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Colorado School of Mines is dedicated to high-quality physics education for undergraduate and graduate students and advancing the world’s knowledge in the areas of condensed matter physics, applied optics, quantum physics, and subatomic physics.
Education and Research
Our faculty and students at all levels conduct more than $6 million in externally funded research every year, with many projects associated with Mines’ pioneering research centers.
Research centers with strong connections to Physics include the Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC), the Golden Energy Computing Organization (GECO), the Microintegrated Optics for Advanced Bioimaging and Control Center (MOABC), and the Nuclear Science and Engineering Center (NuSEC).
Our faculty are consistently recognized for both their research and their teaching, while our graduate and undergraduate students are often the recipients of awards and grants.
Physics is also heavily involved with Mines’ interdisciplinary graduate programs in Materials Science and Nuclear Engineering.
Watch the video below to learn more about the varied and exciting physics research taking place at Mines.
Upcoming Events
& Announcements
Please see Colloquia for the Physics Colloquium schedule and other events.
News
- Joel Howard, a Physics Ph.D. student in Dr. Meenakshi Singh‘s group, was recently awarded the very competitive NSF QISENET (Quantum Information Science and Engineering Network) Triplets fellowship. More information about the award can be found at https://qisenet.uchicago.edu/.
- Mines to launch graduate program in quantum engineering
“Quantum technology could revolutionize computing, communication, sensing and more, but critical workforce shortages are threatening to hamper progress,” said Eliot Kapit, associate professor of physi … - Physics assistant professor secures funding for ultrafast amplified laser system. Daniel Adams, assistant professor of physics at Colorado School of Mines, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to purchase a cutting-edge ultrafast am …
- Dawson Lang: “Being a Mines graduate will really help me when I start looking for a job.”
Why did you choose to come to Mines? What have you enjoyed most about being here? Mines has an excellent reputation within Colorado, and the jobs that are available to me by getting a degree from the … - The SPS National Council has awarded the Colorado School of Mines SPS Chapter as an Outstanding Chapter for the twelfth consecutive year.
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