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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  • Spotlight

    Peter Wittich is an assistant professor in LEPP. He collaborates with assistant professor Julia Thom's research group. They are part of an international collaboration preparing the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment that will operate at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) scheduled to begin operation in 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. Professor Wittich explains that "We're trying to understand fundamental questions such as 'What is the nature of space-time?' and 'Where does mass come from?' We do this by smashing protons together and looking at the very small particles that come out ... read more