The University of Tennessee Department of Physics and Astronomy is a large, diverse department of approximately 32 faculty members, 60 research and adjunct faculty, 35 research staff and associates, 90 graduate students, 80 undergraduate students with either a major or minor in physics or engineering physics, and 15 support staff members. The faculty has a strong commitment to quality graduate and undergraduate education while maintaining close collaborative relationships with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and several other research facilities around the world. [Department Highlights]
News
- Physics Today article on CMR cites contributions by Elbio Dagotto and Adriana Moreo [more]
- Tips for Data Mining [more]
- Saving the Grid: UT Physicists Help Earn an R&D 100 Award for Superconducting Wires [more]
- Local or Roaming? The Dai Group Investigates Magnetism in Iron-Arsenic Superconductors [more]
- A Class of Their Own: New Superconductors Defy Conventional Models [more]
- Kate Jones Wins Outstanding Young Investigator Award [more]
- Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter
Upcoming Events
- November 23: Physics Colloquium and Nuclear Physics Seminar
Contact Us
Department of Physics & Astronomy
401 Nielsen Physics Building
1408 Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-1200
Phone: (865) 974-3342
Fax: (865) 974-7843
E-mail: physics@utk.edu