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.
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370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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370 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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News Spotlight
- In the News
Astronomers analyzing data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer –...
- In the News
Present-day quantum computers are big, expensive, and impractical, operating at temperatures near -459 degrees Fahrenheit, or “absolute zero.” In a new paper, however, materials scientists at Stanford University introduce a new nanoscale optical device that works at room temperature...
- Announcements
Introducing Geoff Penington:
Joined the Department July, 2025
I am very excited to be returning to Stanford after previously being here as a PhD student from 2015-2020. I grew up in the south of England and was an undergraduate at...
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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