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.

Academics

The graduate program provides students the opportunity to perform research in cutting-edge areas of contemporary physics. The Department of Physics offers graduate student research opportunities in theoretical and experimental physics in condensed matter, high energy and particles, cosmology, astrophysics and biophysics.
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Physics is the scientific study of the fundamental principles governing the behavior of matter and the interaction of matter and energy. As the most fundamental of sciences, physics provides a foundation for other scientific fields. The Physics Department is unique because of the breadth of its faculty expertise and research and the relatively intimate size of Its classes above the introductory level.
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Among our academic offerings, Brown Physics is proud of our highly successful and in-demand Special Topics Schools such as the AI Winter School, the Puerto Rico-Brown Exploration (PROBE) Winter and Summer Schools and the Quantum Winter School.
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The Providence Journal

Warren B. Galkin, 1929 – 2025

Warren Galkin graduated from Brown University with an ScB in Physics in 1951. He went on to graduate from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA. He spent three years in the Navy as an engineering officer, followed by nineeen in the reserves. He retired as a lieutenant commander. Warren began working at Natcos, a company in which his father started in 1917. Along with the work of his brother and sister-in-law, Natco became an international company with factories in China, Canada, and three U.S. states. Later, Warren became vice chairman of the board of Natco.
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Brown’s Division of Research recently awarded Assistant Professor Loukas a 2025 Seed Award with co-PIs Stephen Bach, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, and Greg Landsberg, Thomas J. Watson Senior Professor of Physics. This annual program helps faculty develop more competitive research proposals by supporting preliminary data generation, pursuing new research collaborations, and other endeavors.

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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