
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
- Tomas Arias
- Ivan Bazarov
- Rachel Bean
- Eberhard Bodenschatz
- Edith Cassel
- David Chernoff
- Debanjan Chowdhury
- Itai Cohen
- James M. Cordes
- Abigail Crites
- Csaba Csaki
- J.C. Seamus Davis
- Veit Elser
- Valla Fatemi
- Eanna Flanagan
- Carl Franck
- Lawrence Gibbons
- Paul Ginsparg
- Yuval Grossman
- Sol Gruner
- Thomas Hartman
- Georg Hoffstaetter
- Natasha Holmes
- Ray Jayawardhana
- Chao-Ming Jian
- Nam Jung Kim
- Eun-Ah Kim
- Rene Kizilcec
- Philip Krasicky
- Michael Lawler
- Andre Leclair
- Peter Lepage
- Matthias Liepe
- Natalie Mahowald
- Kin Fai Mak
- Jared Maxson
- Liam McAllister
- Paul McEuen
- Erich Mueller
- Christopher Myers
- Matthias Neubert
- Michael Niemack
- Katja Nowack
- Yuri Orlov
- Jeevak Parpia
- Ritchie Patterson
- Maxim Perelstein
- Robert Pohl
- Daniel Ralph