The Corporation of Brown University approves the appointment of physics faculty to named chairs.

Celebrate Pride Month 2024

On Memorial Day, Brown honors and remembers those who have died serving in the United States military.

With advice from the astronaut and Brown alumna, the Class of 2024 celebrated the Baccalaureate with a lively service marked by wisdom, hope and gratitude.

On Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, the University will confer a total of 3,244 degrees in all categories — undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary.

What lies at the heart of humanity's greatest achievements?

The Physics Department prepares for commencement as Brown Commencement and Reunion Weekend 2024 approaches

Sunday's procession and University Ceremony on the College Green will cap Brown's three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend 2024.

A late-night venture to Shippee Sawmill Pond for a rare Northern Hemisphere sighting of the aurora borealis resulted in stunning photos for Robert Horton, who manages Brown’s Ladd Observatory.

The philanthropic work of Jim Simons of the Simons Foundation has impacted many in Brown Physics over the years.

The new understanding from a research team at Brown fundamentally explains for the first time why one type of Mott insulator, which has puzzled scientists for decades, has resisted conducting electricity.

New York University Dean of Science to speak at the Arthur O. Williams Distinguished Lecture Series

Congratulations to Assistant Professor (Research) Gaetano Barone, who received a 2024 Seed Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)! This annual program helps early-stage research projects grow, build collaborations, and find other funding sources.

Gaetano discusses the project, “Broadening the Horizons of Pico Second Silicon Devices to Space-Based Operations,” and its impacts below.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Matthias Kuehne, who received a 2024 Seed Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)! This annual program helps early-stage research projects grow, build collaborations, and find other funding sources.

Postdoctoral Research Associate Tucker Manton recoginized for volunteer advocacy work

Department of Physics community members can be featured in the next issue of "Imagine" magazine!

Get your study on!

Brown Physics joins the World Quantum Day initiative!

Stephon Alexander awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award

The Physics Department hosted a number of eclipse-related events, and physics community members shared with us their varied and wonderful eclipse experiences.

𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝟴𝗧𝗛, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
𝟮–𝟰 𝗣𝗠 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡

First-year students build large-scale eclipse model in the Barus & Holley Lobby

50 students are heading to Rochester, New York to view the solar eclipse. 12 News Meteorologist Catie McNeil has the story.

The Physics Department is pleased to present a seminar, “The Wonder and Enigma of Eclipses,” featuring Stephon Alexander, Francine Jackson, and Angella Johnson. Read more below.

The Physics Fundamentals Series will premiere its latest installment on April 5th

He broke barriers as the first Black physicist in nearly every role. But his identity made him reach for dreams beyond his career as a scientist.

Physicist Walter Massey was the first Black professor of physics at Brown.

The Department's Perspectives Project expands to include Women's History Month!

The Brown University Astronomy Club announces total solar eclipse viewing expedition to Rochester, New York

Lead author Naiyuan (James) Zhang publishes a paper together with his advisor, Professor Jia Li.

Ph.D. students Farrah Simpson, Rutendo Jakachira and Refilwe Tanah Bua were featured in USA Today's Black History Month Special Edition.

The Caribbean Philosophical Association’s 2024 Frantz Fanon Award for Outstanding Achievements in Science, Philosophy and Leadership Goes to Stephon Alexander

Brown Physics kicked off an exciting joint venture on January 16, 2023 with the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and the Simons Flatiron Institute: the Winter School in Computational Physics!

Register for our free AI Winter Workshop, January 16-19.

The Department of Physics Colloquia feature outstanding guest speakers from all over the world presenting cutting-edge research. Our students in particular are encouraged to attend, although the seminars are open to the public.

Arrive early to claim your seat at these not-to-be-missed events!

Colloquia are held on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in BH168, with exceptions noted below. Refreshments are served at 3:45 PM.

Celebrating a career spanning five decades, the Physics Department honored Professor Chun-I Tan for his service to Brown

Professor Emeritus of Physics Herbert Fried passed away at the age of 94 on November 18, 2023.

As part of the Perimeter Institute Public Lecture Series, Stephon Alexander explains how the search for answers to deep cosmological puzzles parallels jazz improvisation.

For the Love of Physics: A Celebration of Music, Art and Nature

The Physics Department will feature Professor Roberto De Renzi in a Special Colloquium on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 2 PM.

Physics PhD student Rutendo Jakachira received a 2023 Google Fellowship in Health Research and secondary area in Algorithmic Fairness for her research on pulse oximetry. Congratulations, Rutendo!