Welcome to Syracuse University Physics
The Department of Physics at Syracuse University has been educating students and carrying out research for over 125 years. Our faculty members, research associates, graduate students, and undergraduate majors are active in fields ranging from biological and condensed matter physics, through cosmology and particle physics, to gravitational wave detection and astrophysics. Here you will find connections to our current research and our closely linked work as educators.

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News & Upcoming Events:

• DEPARTMENT PICNIC
  SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
  BARRY PARK, SYRACUSE
  
  

•   Undergraduate Research Day will be held on October 30, 2010 - this is a chance for seniors in area colleges to visit our department and learn about our graduate school opportunities.



• Prof. Richard Schnee and postdoc Marek Kos interviewd by BBC News on dark matter.



• The book Group Theory and Hopf algebras - Lectures for Physicists by A.P.Balachandran,S.G. Jo and G.Marmo has been published by World Scientific.


• An image from a recent publication in the Physical Review B by Kang Yu and Britton Plourde describing vortex dynamics in superconducting channels was selected for the May 2010 Kaleidoscope Image website.

• Duncan Brown received a 2010 Meredith Teaching Recognition Award for his work in AST 101.

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Graduate Student Travel Grants

* Travel grants are now handled directly at the department level. Download the form below, or obtain a copy from Diane Sanderson. Submit completed forms to Diane and Prof. Saulson along with proper submission attachments. Travel Grant Proposal

*SBI travel grants for students working with SBI-affiliated faculty, see http://biomaterials.syr.edu/news/sbi_travelgrant.pdf.