Physics

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We are a growing, internationally recognized department with strong research and academic programs. Our well-published faculty members lead research projects funded by the federal government and industry.

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Our faculty utilize a combination of active learning, Socratic method, and hands-on learning techniques to fully engage students in their physics education. Professors offer research opportunities in their federally and industry funded labs.

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Physics and Applied Physics, B.A.

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Message from the Chair

Welcome.

We are a cohort of proud scientists with one goal in mind: developing the next best idea in physics while having as much fun as we can.

If you are considering joining our department as a Graduate Student (PhD or Masters), please do not hesitate to contact me at m.pavanello@rutgers.edu or a particular faculty member whose research projects interest you. If you wish to visit us, we offer paid summer internships to prospective students (graduate and undergraduate).

Rutgers-Newark is the most diverse campus in the USA, and as such we celebrate diversity, including scientific diversity. If you are considering a multidisciplinary project involving, for example, Physics and Materials Science or Physics and Math, you are looking in the right department!

Student Co-Curricular Work

Learning Assistant Program at RU-N, Fall 2018

Top undergraduates in STEM work in the courses they have successfully completed. Learning Assistant have special status among science and math majors. To apply contact Caryn Sarnicki.

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Research News

Dr. Claudiu Stan Publishes in Nature Communications.

Dr. Claudiu Stan and his collaborators made consecutive crystal diffraction measurements in less than a millionth of a second, using the world’s most advanced X-ray laser in Germany.

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