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Through collaborative endeavors and mentorship from esteemed faculty, they nurture their creativity, pushing the boundaries of what is known and uncovering new insights that shape our understanding of the world. Creation flourishes in this dynamic environment as curiosity fuels the drive to innovate, ultimately propelling students toward transformative discoveries that makes us Penn State. Physics undergraduate program Develop a broad, deep, and rigorous knowledge of the quantitative problems that govern the natural world. Start now Intellectually challenging and exciting graduate research alongside leading physics faculty full of talent, enthusiasm, and imagination. Start now Physics graduate program Penn State physicists are at the frontiers of knowledge about the natural world According to a multi-year study released by the National Research Council (NRC) in 2010, we are in the top echelon (10-15) of physics departments in the United States. The physics department is also committed to fostering an inclusive community where people of all backgrounds feel safe and supported. Physics Spotlight Learn more Two Eberly faculty members receive 2024 Faculty Scholar Medals Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have revealed that a brilliant supermassive black hole is not living up to expectations. Learn more NASA’s Chandra identifies a black hole whose bark is worse than its bite Learn more New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors Physics Department The physics faculty is a community of innovative and inspiring research and instructional physicists at the frontier of science. Featured Faculty See all physics faculty Ribhu Kaul Professor of Physics I am interested in the theory of quantum mechanics and its consequences to systems of many particles, in particular how topology, entanglement and strong interactions lead to fundamentally new phenomena in condensed matter systems. See more Stephanie Wissel Assistant Professor of Physics My group focuses on detecting the highest energy neutrinos through radio detection experiments like PUEO, BEACON, ARA, and RNO-G. See more Zoltan Fodor Professor The main goal is to solve quantum field theory in the non-perturbative, strongly interacting regime. To that end, analytic and numerical techniques are applied on space-time lattices. 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