Upcoming Events
Seminars
Experimental Particle Physics: Search for leptonic CP Violation: Insights from the contemporary experiments
Zoya Vallari (Caltech)
Special Events
Center for Soft & Living Matter Kickoff Meeting
The new Center for Soft and Living Matter at the University of Pennsylvania brings together over 60 faculty and their groups from more than 10 departments across campus in order to facilitate collaborations and to…
Department News
Oxford University selects Vijay Balasubramanian as the George Eastman Professor for the 2024-2025 academic year
The Eastman Professorship was established in 1929 by George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. Eastman created a chair at Oxford University to be filled on a visiting basis by senior Am
Read MorePhysics for Architects in Active-Learning Format by Bill Ashmanskas
The pandemic motivated me to convert Physics for Architects into SAIL (Structured, Active, In-Class Learning) format.
Read MoreAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences recently elected Charlie Kane as a new member
Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation
Read MoreSam Dillavou receives GSNP Annual Postdoctoral Speaker Award
The annual Postdoctoral Speaker Award sponsored by the American Physical Society’s Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (GSNP) was won by Sam D
Read MoreWhat to know: 2024 total solar eclipse
Gary Bernstein and Bhuvnesh Jain speak with Penn Today about the significance of the coming total eclipse.
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It is incumbent on us all as a global community of scientists to actively participate in the diversification of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by directly and intentionally engaging those groups that are underrepresented in our individual fields.
The Penn Physics & Astronomy Department offers a variety of research opportunities that bring students of a range of academic levels to Penn.