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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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.”