Where Curiosity Meets Creativity
"Our department is diverse and welcoming, and our stellar faculty lead different areas of physics that include astrophysics, gravity and cosmology, condensed matter, particle physics, biological physics, and atomic, molecular, and optical physics. We strive to make the department the best working place for our faculty, staff, students, and postdocs—a place promoting values that include creativity, inclusion, passion, innovation, teamwork, transparency, perseverance, honesty, and humility, and where everyone is valued, supported, included, and trusted."
Physics undergraduate program
Develop a broad, deep, and rigorous knowledge of the quantitative problems that govern the natural world.
Intellectually challenging and exciting graduate research alongside leading physics faculty full of talent, enthusiasm, and imagination.
Physics graduate program
Penn State physicists are at the frontiers
of knowledge about the natural world
According to a multi-year study released by the National Research Council (NRC) in 2010, we are in the top echelon (10-15) of physics departments in the United States.
The physics department is also committed to fostering an inclusive community where people of all backgrounds feel safe and supported.
