Collaboration Is Key

With its world-renowned faculty and state-of-the-art facilities, the William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy combines the best aspects of a top research university with the more intimate learning environment typical of small liberal arts colleges.

  • Degrees Offered BA, BS, BA/MA, PhD
  • Major Physics
  • Minor Physics, Space Science and Engineering

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PhD Program

Graduate students have flexibility in choosing their course of research and designing their path through the program.

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Undergraduate

Whether your interest is in astronomy, condensed matter, particle physics, or plasma spectroscopy, you'll find state-of-the-art tools at your disposal.

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Award-winning Faculty

Students have the opportunity to work with experts in a wide range of fields, even as undergraduates.

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AstroCoffee Talk

15-20 min long talks on astronomy-related papers, projects, ideas. Enjoy both Astronomy and Coffee (please bring your own mugs). If you have new results, ideas or want to discuss an interesting paper from arXiv, […]

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Louise Breuval Receives 2024 Research Fellowship in Space Science from European Space Agency

Postdoctoral Researcher Louise Breuval has been selected by the European Space Agency to become one of twelve 2024 Research Fellow in Space Science. Early career postdoctoral scientists are offered the unique opportunity to carry out advanced research related to the space science areas covered by ESA Science missions for a period of up to three years.

Alexis Li Receives Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award

Physics major Alexis Li has received the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) from the Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research in recognition of her outstanding undergraduate research titled “A JWST Mid-Infrared View on the Debris Disk around Eta Corvi: A New Insight on Time Variability.”