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.
Department Faculty
- Jim Alexander
- Tomas Arias
- Ivan Bazarov
- Eberhard Bodenschatz
- Debanjan Chowdhury
- Itai Cohen
- Csaba Csaki
- J.C. Seamus Davis
- Veit Elser
- Eanna Flanagan
- Carl Franck
- Lawrence Gibbons
- Paul Ginsparg
- Yuval Grossman
- Sol Gruner
- Georg Hoffstaetter
- Natasha Holmes
- Chao-Ming Jian
- Nam Jung Kim
- Eun-Ah Kim
- Philip Krasicky
- Michael Lawler
- Andre Leclair
- Peter Lepage
- Matthias Liepe
- 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
- Brad Ramshaw
- David Rubin
- Anders Ryd
- Ahren Sadoff
- James Sethna
- Kyle Shen
- Al Sievers
- Saul Teukolsky
- Julia Thom-Levy
- Robert Thorne
