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The Department of Physics offers a broad range of research programs in both fundamental and applied physics. Because of our faculty’s numerous international collaborations, physics undergraduate and graduate students have opportunities to participate in internationally visible scientific programs.

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Recent Ph.D. Graduate Awarded Prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship in Quantum Computing

Chakraborty’s research to involve simulations of quantum field theories.
Physicists Ren and Chen on List of Researchers Named Most Cited in the World

Four UH professors included in Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list.
Physics Student Earns Graduate Fellowship from UH Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies

Pablo Lopez-Duque bringing next generation of computing to Hispanic community.
American Physical Society Awards Carlos R. Ordonez with Edward A. Bouchet Award

UH professor recognized for research and advocating diversity in physics.
New UH Mentoring Scholarship Program Aims to Fill Future Demand for STEM Jobs

Program to benefit freshmen with majors in the Departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics.

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117Undergraduate Students
107Graduate Students
3Goldwater Scholars (’20–’21)