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Department of Physics

Welcome to the NC State Department of Physics. Our award-winning researchers and teachers guide students through a broad, rigorous curriculum, and our graduates have been highly successful in both academia and industry. Our research programs cover a diverse spectrum including astrophysics, general relativity, condensed matter theory and experiment, computational physics, biophysics, nanoscale science, physics education, experimental nuclear physics, particle and nuclear theory, experimental optics, and atomic and molecular theory. Total funding for our research programs ranks in the top three among departments at NC State University and in the top twenty-five of physics departments in the nation.


Contact Information
Department Head: Michael Paesler
Riddick Hall, Suite 421, Box 8202
2401 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695-8202

Phone: (919) 515-2521
Fax: (919) 515-6538

Comments: webmaster  Last updated: June 16, 2009  



News & Events:


NCSU Physics Research blog
NCSU Libraries now have a blog listing current journal articles by Physics researchers. Check it out!


NCSU Physics Department History


TeraGrid 2009 Award - 2009.06.28
Samuel Kenny grabbed the 'Peoples Choice Award' at the Visualization Showcase held at the TeraGrid '09... [More]

Physics graduate students receive prestigious fellowships - 2009.06.04
In yet another example of the recognized strength of the NC State graduate program in physics on campus and beyond, two doctoral students recently received prestigious fellowships... [More]

NC State physics graduate student wins first place for research poster - 2009.05.31
Brian Williams (Physics) won first place for physical and mathematical sciences at the Fourth Annual Graduate Research Symposium for his research... [More]

NC State physics professor conquers the Bosphorus Straits - 2009.05.14
Michael Paesler isn't afraid to take on a big challenge. By day, Paesler, 62, runs one of the nation's largest collegiate physics departments. On his own time, he swims... [More]

Spring Commencement: May 9 2009
NCState Physics will hold its commencement ceremonies in the Sayers Auditorium, Riddick Hall room 301, starting at 1:30pm

History of the NCState Physics Department: 1894 - 2008 - 2009.05.07
Physics faculty members Jasper D. Memory and Raymond E. Fornes completed a comprehensive history of the department, titled "History of the NC State University Department of Physics: A Success Story." [Link]

Graduating physics seniors receive awards - 2009.04.08
Recipients of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Seniors Awards for Scholarly Achievement have been named [More]

Physics major represents NCSU at
ACC Meeting of the Minds - 2009.04.03

Chris Pope presented his research on gravitational accretion at the 4th annual ACC Meeting of the Minds [More]

Red Means Go - 2009.03.13
Courage, perseverance and determination - traits displayed by some of the best and brightest students NC State has to offer, and characteristics truly displayed by Jeff Olander [More]

Thirteen physics majors received NCSU Undergraduate Research Awards to pursue research in physics labs during the Spring 2009 semester. - 2009.01.08
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Physics Department announces awards - 2008.12.03
At the fall faculty meeting of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences on December 3rd, a number of Physics Department faculty awards were announced [More]

Department designated a leader in minority education by the American Institute of Physics, the AIP. - 2008.11.20
In a report issued by the Statistical Research Center of the AIP, the Physics Department is included in a listing of universities that have awarded the most PhDs to African Americans [More]

NC State physics alumna receives 2009 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award - 2008.11.20
Saskia Mioduszewski (BS '94) has received the 2009 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award from the American Physical Society [More]


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