Harvard University Department of Physics
17 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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In 1884, a new physics laboratory opened
at Harvard. It was
based on the revolutionary idea that "the department
of physics in a University must embrace both teaching
and investigation" (John Trowbridge).
From those pioneering days and throughout the Department's long and illustrious history, its faculty and students have been engaged in groundbreaking research and standard-setting instruction, contributing importantly to Harvard's reputation as one of the premier institutions of higher learning in the world. Among Harvard's 43 Nobel laureates, 10 are or were physics faculty members. Today, the latest generation of Harvard physicists continues to bring new insights into the exploration of fundamental problems involving physics at all length scales, and to provide outstanding and innovative educational opportunities to the many talented men and women who enroll in Harvard's flexible undergraduate and graduate programs.
From those pioneering days and throughout the Department's long and illustrious history, its faculty and students have been engaged in groundbreaking research and standard-setting instruction, contributing importantly to Harvard's reputation as one of the premier institutions of higher learning in the world. Among Harvard's 43 Nobel laureates, 10 are or were physics faculty members. Today, the latest generation of Harvard physicists continues to bring new insights into the exploration of fundamental problems involving physics at all length scales, and to provide outstanding and innovative educational opportunities to the many talented men and women who enroll in Harvard's flexible undergraduate and graduate programs.
Department News and Updates
| Prof. Lisa Randall is the 2012 recipient of the Andrew Gemant Award... |
which is given
annually for "significant contributions to the cultural,
artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics". Please
read the AIP
press release. |
| Dr. David
Morin has received the Phi
Beta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award. |
| Prof Jenny Hoffman received the Roslyn Abramson Award "for outstanding undergraduate teaching" |
Read the Harvard
Magazine article. |
| Prof. Xiaowei
Zhuang has been elected
to the National
Academy of Sciences. |
| Prof. Amir Yacoby and his group, in collaborations with the researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science, have taken a critical step toward building a quantum computer |
M.D. Shulman,
O.E. Dial, S.P. Harvey, H. Bluhm, V. Umansky, A. Yacoby,
"Demonstration of Entanglement of Electrostatically
Coupled Singlet-Triplet Qubits," Science 336:
no. 6078 (April 2012) | DOI: 10.1126/science.1217692.
Read also the Gazette story. |
| The Department of Physics seeks to fill two preceptor positions... |
For more information,
please see the Employment page. |
| The Department of Physics seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Theoretical Particle Physics. |
For more information,
please see Faculty Job
Openings page. |
For
more news items, go to News
page
For
recent faculty publications, go to Publications
page
To search for people in the Department, please go to People
page.
