
Physics forms the intellectual core of the physical sciences. It examines the world through an analytical lens: providing insight into the fundamental building blocks of nature, the emergent behavior of complex systems, and the laws which govern the physical world. In addition to offering an exciting array of courses, Cornell's Department of Physics features world-class research in a wide variety of specializations, from biophysics and nanoscience to high energy physics, accelerator science and string theory. Undergraduates in physics have the opportunity to conduct research in these areas, as well as participate in teaching and community outreach activities.
Associated Faculty
- Jim Alexander
- Vinay Ambegaokar
- Nozomi Ando
- Tomas Arias
- Ivan Bazarov
- Rachel Bean
- Eberhard Bodenschatz
- Glenn Case
- Edith Cassel
- David Cassel
- Judy Cha
- David Chernoff
- Debanjan Chowdhury
- Itai Cohen
- James M. Cordes
- Abigail Crites
- Csaba Csaki
- J.C. Seamus Davis
- Gerry Dugan
- Veit Elser
- Valla Fatemi
- Craig Fennie
- Eanna Flanagan
- Carl Franck
- Bert Fulbright
- Alan Giambattista
- Lawrence Gibbons
- Paul Ginsparg
- Kurt Gottfried
- Yuval Grossman
- Sol Gruner
- Louis Hand
- Donald Hartill
- Thomas Hartman
- Georg Hoffstaetter
- Donald Holcomb
- Natasha Holmes
- Ray Jayawardhana
- Chao-Ming Jian
- Nam Jung Kim
- Eun-Ah Kim
- Toichiro Kinoshita
- Rene Kizilcec
- Philip Krasicky
- Michael Lawler
- Andre Leclair
- David Lee
- Peter Lepage
- Stephen Levy
- Matthias Liepe