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Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside

The Department's mission is to maintain a research and teaching environment that integrates research in several subfields of physics and astronomy and infuses that research into undergraduate and graduate education. In research, we seek greater understanding of the origin and structure of the universe, and the basic interactions which govern it. We seek atomic and molecular scale understanding of condensed and biological material systems and to provide the nucleus of interaction between materials, biological, and environmental science and engineering researchers at UCR.

In teaching, we strive to inspire and impart basic understanding of the fundamental processes in nature to future scientists, educators, and informed citizens. We actively recruit and engage students, researchers, and faculty of diverse backgrounds reflective of local and national demographics. The Department also strives to fulfill its role as a focal point for physics educational outreach in the Inland Empire.

Harry W.K. Tom, Chair and Prof. of Physics

Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
Voice: (951) 827-5331
Fax: (951) 827-4529



ANNOUNCEMENTS

UCR Professors Reach Out to Area Schools to
Spark Interest in Physics and Astronomy

August 2, 2008 -- Click on the link below to read the article, view the video, and the podcast link:

Press Enterprise Article

POSITIONS

Open-Level Faculty Positions in Experimental Nanoscale Electronic Materials and Device Physics

STUDENT LIFE

Graduate School Visitation Day 2007 Slides

Meet Some of Our Graduate Students

NEWS

Feb. 20, 2008
Researchers from the University of California discover that a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern, known as graphene, exhibits far better thermal conductivity than carbon nanotubes

Feb. 12, 2008
UCR Physicists to Coach High School Students on Mysteries of Particle Physics

Dec. 20, 2007
UC Riverside Physicists Contribute to International State-of-the-art Detector Installed in Switzerland

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