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April 2-5, 2009 Come and enjoy four nights of telescopic star and planet viewing from 7-9pm, weather permiting, in parking lot between Campbell Hall and Bartow Arena.

October 25, 2008 UAB Graduate Open House - potential graduate students will be given a tour of the research facilities, overview of the Physics graduate program, and lunch/discussion with faculty.  Read more

September 2008 Department of Physics appoints Xujing Wang as associate professor. Read more

August 11, 2008 David L. Shealy received a Meritorious Achievement Award. Read more

April 18, 2008 UAB Expo - Congratulations to UAB Physics undergraduate students for strong participation.  Read more

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The Department of Physics is located within the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. It offers courses in astronomy, physical science, and physics for non-majors; several undergraduate program options, including honors physics program, biophysics track, and a physics education track for physics majors planning an interdisciplinary career; and graduate programs. The Graduate Program in Physics offers training in the basic and applied skills necessary for interdisciplinary research in academia, national laboratories, and industry. The Department of Physics has 18 full-time and 8 adjunct/emeritus faculty, and research expenditures of $2.2 million in astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter, materials physics,  nanophysics, optics, lasers, spectroscopy, and physics education. Opportunities exist for interaction with major government laboratories including NASA AMES Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center; the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Lab; the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Lab; the Lawrence Livermore National Lab; the Naval Research Lab; Oak Ridge National Lab; and the Air Force Research Lab.


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