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Research Areas in the Department of Physics

The Department faculty maintain active research programs in a wide range of physics disciplines. The table below outlines the various subfields currently being studied, with links to more detailed information about particular faculty members' programs.

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Prof. Fairbank Ultra Sensitive Analysis, Single Atom Detection, Laser Spectroscopy.
Prof. Lee High resolution laser spectroscopy for atom manipulation and to test fundmental laws of physics.
Prof. Lundeen Fast Beam Laser-RF Spectroscopy.
Lidar
Prof. Krueger
Prof. She
 Laser Techniques for Atmospheric Measurements.
Condensed Matter Experiment
Prof. Field Scanning Hall probe microscopy of superconductors; vortex dynamics; complex systems and nonlinear physics.
Prof. Hochheimer Tuning Dimensionality in Low-Dimensional Electronic Materials by Simultaneous Application of Uniaxial Stress and Hydrostatic Pressure.
Prof. Kern Crystal Fields in Rare Earth and Actinide Materials.
Prof. Leisure Ultrasonic Studies of Condensed Matter.
Magnetics
Prof. Patton Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.
Photovoltaics
Prof. Sites Thin-film polycrystalline solar cells and their single-crystal counterparts.
Condensed Matter Theory
Prof. Bradley Theory of Disordered Materials.
Prof. Etters Static and dynamic properties of simple molecular solids and fluids; properties of molecular surfaces.
Prof. Eykholt Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamical Systems.
Prof. Gelfand Classical and quantum statistical mechanics, computational and analytical, applied widely within condensed matter physics. Particular interests include magnetic and electronic properties of "novel" materials (e.g., fullerides, cuprates), "exotic" phases (especially disorder or quantum fluctuation induced), and phase transitions.
High Energy Physics
Prof. Harton
Prof. Toki
Prof. Wilson
 Studies of charge-parity symmetry violation in the B-meson system and tau lepton properties with the BaBar experiment; investigations of quark properties and the electroweak force with the SLAC Large Detector (SLD) experiment;tau and charm physics with Beijing Spectrometer (BES); ultra-high energy cosmic rays with the Auger observatory; and very high energy e+e- physics at a Future Linear Collider..