People Overview

Prof. Jeevak Parpia, Interim Department Chair
Prof. Lawrence Gibbons, Director of Graduate Studies
Prof. Erich Mueller, Director of Undergraduate Studies

The department has 53 active professors that specialize in seven areas of research: Theoretical Condensed-Matter Physics, Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, Astrophysics and General Relativity, Experimental Elementary Particle Physics, Accelerator Physics, Experimental Condensed-Matter Physics and Biological Physics. Emeritus faculty, Administrative Staff, Technical Staff, and Lecturers round out our program. The department has approximately 200 graduate students and 80 undergraduate majors.

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    Maxim Perelstein
    Finding the mechanism responsible for breaking electroweak symmetry is a current focus of Maxim Perelstein, assistant professor of physics. He also investigates topics in theoretical cosmology, particularly theoretical models for dark energy, dark... read more