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Our 20 faculty, approximately 50 graduate students, and around 100 undergraduates come from all over the globe to participate in and learn about research that is exploring the physical world on a range of scales.

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Professor of Physics & Astronomy Peter Love has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a distinction that is awarded to a select group of physicists annually in recognition of their contributions to the field.

The Tufts University Chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been recognized by the National Society as a 2023-2024 Outstanding Chapter.

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BS in Physics BS in Astrophysics BS in Applied Physics BS in Chemical Physics BS in Engineering Physics Minor in Physics Minor in Astrophysics Minor in Applied Computational Science MS in Physics MS in Physics: Astrophysics MS in Physics: Physics Education PhD in Physics PhD in Physics: Astrophysics PhD in Physics: Physics Education PhD in Physics: Chemical Physics Joint PhD in Physics and Materials Science and Engineering

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Why Does Matter Even Exist? Tufts Physicists Help Uncover Clues

Analysis of international physics experiments finds neutrinos may have tipped the matter/antimatter balance at the beginning of the universe

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A Sharper Image of the Early Universe

A new program led by a Tufts astronomer will bring greater understanding to star and galaxy formation near the dawn of time

Collage of Physics & Astronomy Department members recognized by the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

The Physics & Astronomy Department’s Contributions Recognized at the “Oscars of Science”

Collaborations at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland receive the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

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Peeking Through Space Dust to See How the Ancient Universe Formed

Astronomers find that ice-covered dust in a far-away galaxy is much like dust that is closer to us, helping them understand early galactic activity

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Faculty Patents Land Tufts in National Academy of Inventors’ Top 100 for 2024

The ranking for utility patents shows the wide range of innovative research led by researchers across the university

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