Physics

Department of Physics at Brown University

Physics is the most fundamental of sciences. It provides a foundation for ideas critical to other scientific fields and the underpinnings for modern technologies.

Dynamic research and innovations that impact our daily lives.

The Physics Department at Brown is dedicated to both teaching and research, delving into phenomena spanning from the subatomic to the cosmic. In collaboration with biologists, chemists, engineers, geologists, and mathematicians, we cultivate the most comprehensive education in scientific and mathematical methods and the problem-solving process, bolstered by our world-renowned faculty and cutting-edge research facilities.

A BETTER WAY? Derek Stein, a Brown University physics professor and researcher, examines equipment that is used in a new mass spectrometry technique that makes the analysis of materials much more accurate and efficient. The technique developed at Brown could have far-reaching implications, including in areas of health care.
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AI Winter School: Hosted by the Brown University Center for the Fundamental Physics of the Universe.
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Ph.D. student Ilija Nikolov was awarded the Best Poster Prize at the 824. WE-Heraeus Seminar on Electronic Order in Kagome Metals for his poster presented December 8 – 12 at the Digital Hub Logistics in Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg a “hotspot for quantum materials and quantum technologies.”
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Department of Physics
Box 1843
182 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02912

physics@brown.edu
Phone: (401) 863-2641
Fax: (401) 863-2024