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Physics

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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, optical physics, quantum physics, renewable energy 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 Mines/NREL Nexus, CyberInfrastructure and Advanced Research Computing (CIARC), 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 ScienceNuclear Engineering, and Quantum Engineering.

Watch the following video to learn more about the varied and exciting physics research taking place at Mines.

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Recent News

New Nature article outlines how research led at Mines achieved breakthrough in our understanding of neutrinos
New Nature article outlines how research led at Mines achieved breakthrough in our understanding of neutrinos
The team used “tabletop-scale” precision measurements of radioactive decay to uncover insights about fundamental particles
Device that replicates ‘coldest place in universe’ at home on Colorado School of Mines campus
Device that replicates ‘coldest place in universe’ at home on Colorado School of Mines campus.
Dilution fridge designed to house quantum computer is 270 times colder than deep space
Colorado School of Mines helps bring innovative quantum incubator to Colorado
Colorado School of Mines helps bring innovative quantum incubator to Colorado
New facility in Boulder joins 70-acre Quantum COmmons campus in Arvada, which features initial 30,000 square feet of shared-use facilities being developed by Mines
New Nature article outlines how research led at Mines achieved breakthrough in our understanding of neutrinos
New Nature article outlines how research led at Mines achieved breakthrough in our understanding of neutrinos
The team used “tabletop-scale” precision measurements of radioactive decay to uncover insights about fundamental particles
Device that replicates ‘coldest place in universe’ at home on Colorado School of Mines campus
Device that replicates ‘coldest place in universe’ at home on Colorado School of Mines campus.
Dilution fridge designed to house quantum computer is 270 times colder than deep space
Colorado School of Mines helps bring innovative quantum incubator to Colorado
Colorado School of Mines helps bring innovative quantum incubator to Colorado
New facility in Boulder joins 70-acre Quantum COmmons campus in Arvada, which features initial 30,000 square feet of shared-use facilities being developed by Mines
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