Chair’s Letter

Thursday May 4, 2023

A message from Chair and Professor of Physics Steve Hagen.

Research Spotlight: Featured Article – Wonder Materials at the Pencil Tip

Thursday May 4, 2023

What does the world look like when things become two-dimensional (2D), or flattened down? Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been attracting intense attention for decades. While the physical laws remain the same as in 3D, particle movements are restricted to two dimensions and electromagnetic fields can be bent, leading to completely different physical phenomena that cannot be achieved in the three-dimensional (3D) world. Physicists and engineers are intrigued because 2D materials offer a pathway to building devices that take minimal vertical space, as well as nanoscale transistors and sensors.

Research Spotlight: UF Astrophysicist Aids in Discover at the Heart of a Galactic Merger

Thursday May 4, 2023

Graduate Student Profile: Alex Roman

Thursday May 4, 2023

Ever since watching NOVA documentaries as a child in Silver Lake, Michigan, Alex Roman developed a love for space and science. While at the New College of Florida, this love started to transform into a need to understand things for their own sake. As a graduate student at the University of Florida, Alex has developed an acute interest in machine learning (ML) with an overarching career goal of wanting to improve people’s lives.

Spring 2023 Outreach by Physics Learning Assistants

Thursday May 4, 2023

The UF Physics Learning Assistants (LAs) are undergraduate students who are trained to facilitate small group discussions in physics classrooms. They first practice in freshman-level courses. This peer-learning model enables low-stake, active-learning sessions where …

Institute for Fundamental Theory Ramps Up After pandemic

Thursday May 4, 2023

What do theorists in astrophysics, condensed matter, particle physics, biophysics and mathematics have in common? They share a common set of tools and approaches to physical problems. Often, however, these commonalities go unrecognized or unexploited because of artificial …

Stand with Ukraine: UF Hosts a Ukrainian Physicist

Thursday May 4, 2023

Faculty Awards

Thursday May 4, 2023

A celebration of awards and grants awarded to the department’s faculty.

Student Awards

Thursday May 4, 2023

A collection of recent awards and achievements recognizing the academic excellence of our students.