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The University of Utah's Department of Physics & Astronomy is committed to pursuing key science questions within the academic community, training the next generation of researchers, educators, and technology workforce leaders, and inspiring an appreciation for knowledge in students and the wider community.

In pursuit of this mission, the department supports the highest levels of research and teaching among its faculty members. We strive to enable the success of undergraduate and graduate students by creating an academically excellent, efficient, and comfortable learning environment. Our goal is that organizations and individuals in the local and global community will benefit from our research and accomplishments.

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Physicists open door to future, hyper-efficient ‘orbitronic’ devices

For the first time ever, researchers prove that atomic vibrations can transfer orbital angular momentum...

UPGRADE FOR ICECUBE NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY

In 2019, the U.S. National Science Foundation, together with US institutional and international partners, approved...

U’s unsurpassed societal impact recognized nationally

The U was awarded the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a designation celebrating an institution’s...

Gen Z and AI use in STEM

Gen Z and AI use in STEM October 24 2025 Above: Yao-Yuan Mao Teaching Fellow...

MYSTERIOUS GAMMA-RAY EXPLOSION UNLIKE ANY DISCOVERED BEFORE

Above: The orange dot at the center is the powerful explosion that repeated several times...

DETECTING THE ELUSIVE NEUTRINO IN ANTARCTICA

October 8, 2025 Above: IceCube Lab, 2017 The U hosts the semi-annual IceCube Neutrino Collaboration...

Where inquiry Meets Impact

This article was originally posted by the University of Utah's College of Science. The University...

Astronomers Celebrate Images Decades in the Making

This article originally appeared in @TheU. On June 23, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located in...

Utah Scientists Search Deep Space for Traces of Violent Events

This article originally appeared on KSL TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJu4lK7cr-4 DELTA — Scientists at the University of Utah, along...

WHY STUDY PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY AT UTAH?

Exceptional opportunities to learn, work, and collaborate across wide ranging research areas in Physics and Astronomy in the heart of Mountain America.

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