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Department of Physics525 Northwestern Avenue
West Lafayette, IN
47907-2036
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(765) 494-2970
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(765) 494-0706
Department of Physics - Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Meet Our Faculty
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Nat Lifton Assistant Professor of Physics [ Meet more faculty ] |
News
News from the Department
- Department to host RHIC/STAR Experiment Analysis Meeting
- Physics Outreach brings interactive experiments to the Scouts
- Prof. Albert Overhauser remembered in Physics Today
- Purdue physicists’ observation sparks debate on radioactive decay rates
- President France Córdova awarded honorary Doctorate [ More ]
Alumni in the News
- Rebecca Barfknecht and Dr. Mark Ramsbey Named Outstanding Alumni for 2012
- Dr. Roger Dixon Named Distinguished Alumni for 2013
- Dr. David Leckrone - Distinguished Alumnus 2012
- 2011 Outstanding Alumni: Charles Beetz & Penny Warren
- Dr. Thomas A. Longo - Distinguished Alumnus 2011 [ More ]
Physics News
- Prof. David Miller explains Higgs boson on CBS radio
- Prof. Jay Melosh's Asteroid Research Highlighted in Press Release
- Purdue Physicists part of LHC team that has observed hints of melting of Upsilon particles in lead-nuclei collisions
- Hunting for the Higgs Particle — Ian Shipsey interviewed by New Scientist [ More ]
Purdue Physics in the News
- Nano machine shop shapes nanowires, ultrathin films | R&D Mag
- Prof. Jay Melosh explains comet fly-by
- Radioactive decay rates may be more variable than once thought
- Nanotech: a revolution for resolution
- Quantum Hall effect seen in CVD graphene [ More ]
Purdue Press Releases
- Grad student Ran An wins top prize at Burton Morgan Business Plan Competition
- $1M Keck Foundation Grant awarded to team led by Prof. Michael Manfra
- Prof. David Nolte and Ian Shipsey elected AAAS Fellows
- Prof. Rokhinson sees signature of Majorana fermions
- Rodríguez Research Group puts new perspective on biochemical problem [ More ]
Open Positions
Faculty Positions
Theoretical AMO - Associate or Full Professor level
Theoretical Biological Physics - Assistant Professor level
All open positions
Upcoming Events
General Colloquium
Thursday August 22, 2013
Promotion Colloquium
Purdue University
4:00pm PHYS 203 (Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in Physics room 242)
Colloquia Schedule »
Condensed Matter Seminar
Friday August 23, 2013
Professor Paul Harrison
University of Leeds United Kingdom
"Surface Acoustic Wave Modulation of Quantum Cascade Lasers"
3:30pm PHYS 203 (Refreshments are served at 3:00 p.m. in Physics room 242.)
Condensed Matter Schedule »
Nuclear Physics Seminar
Wednesday June 12, 2013
ShinIchi Esumi
Inst. of Physics, University of Tsukuba
"Heavy Ion collisions at RHIC and LHC"
2:00pm PHYS 242 (Refreshments are served at 1:45 p.m. in Physics room 242.)