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The long and distinguished history of physics at Princeton began with a watchmaker's apprentice who became a legendary teacher and one of the most acclaimed research pioneers of the 19th century. Joseph Henry arrived on campus in 1832, conducted courses in natural philosophy and engineering, and performed a series of experiments in electromagnetic induction that put him at the forefront of the fir

st golden age of science in America. Physics addresses the material universe at its most fundamental levels. The laws revealed by careful study and experiment should apply from subatomic to cosmological scales. With currently-understood physical law and mathematics as a foundation, the goals of physics are to push to still deeper levels of understanding and to push upward, extending our understanding to more complicated systems: molecules, fluids, solids, galaxies, living things. The Physics Department maintains an active research program with equal emphasis on theoretical and experimental studies. Besides our traditional strengths in theoretical and experimental elementary particle physics, theoretical and experimental gravity and cosmology, experimental nuclear and atomic physics, mathematical physics, and theoretical condensed matter physics, we have newer strong and growing groups in experimental condensed matter physics and biophysics. The Physics Department's main teaching and research center is the Joseph Henry Laboratories in Jadwin Hall. There is a well-equipped student machine shop in Jadwin Hall intended to give students and faculty hands-on capability for fabricating scientific apparatus and teaching aids. There is also a vacuum laboratory, a chemical laboratory, a glass-blowing shop, and electronics design facilities. Also part of the Physics Department is the Elementary Particles Laboratory which houses a machining center, a class 100 clean-room, and particle detector fabrication areas.

Congratulations to Chase Goddard who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor William Bialek. Principal...
05/21/2026

Congratulations to Chase Goddard who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor William Bialek. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors William Bialek, David Schwab, and Andrew Leifer.

Congratulations to Connor Holland who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Lawrence Cheuk. Principa...
05/11/2026

Congratulations to Connor Holland who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Lawrence Cheuk. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Lawrence Cheuk, Waseem Bakr, and David Huse.

Congratulations to Jieru Shan who received her PhD written under the direction of Professor Simone Giombi. Principal exa...
05/11/2026

Congratulations to Jieru Shan who received her PhD written under the direction of Professor Simone Giombi. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Simone Giombi, Silviu Pufu, and Lyman Page.

Congratulations to David Shlivko who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Paul Steinhardt. Principa...
05/08/2026

Congratulations to David Shlivko who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Paul Steinhardt. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Paul Steinhardt, Jo Dunkley, and Silviu Pufu.

Congratulations to Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Andrei Bernevig....
05/08/2026

Congratulations to Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Andrei Bernevig. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Andrei Bernevig, Herman Verlinde, and Phuan Ong.

Congratulations to Sophie Dvali who received her PhD written under the direction of Professor Andrew Leifer. Principal e...
05/05/2026

Congratulations to Sophie Dvali who received her PhD written under the direction of Professor Andrew Leifer. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Andrew Leifer, Bradley Dickerson, and Biao Lian.

Congratulations to Yen-Chen Tsui who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Ali Yazdani. Principal ex...
05/05/2026

Congratulations to Yen-Chen Tsui who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Ali Yazdani. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Ali Yazdani, Biao Lian, and Lyman Page.

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Lyman Page received the 2026 Georges Lemaître Prize. Learn more: https://bit....
04/22/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Lyman Page received the 2026 Georges Lemaître Prize.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sJfU1Z

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate, David Gross received the 2026 Special Breakthrou...
04/21/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate, David Gross received the 2026 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

Details here: https://bit.ly/42r6QUJ

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