Physics & Astronomy Centers & Institutes
Astrophysical Institute
The Astrophysical Institute encompasses faculty and students (undergraduate as well as graduate) carrying out astrophysical research. This group involves vigorous collaboration of faculty with active research programs that make use of major telescopes around the world and in space.
Edwards Accelerator Laboratory
The John E. Edwards Accelerator Laboratory provides ion beams and the associated detection equipment for the study of nuclear reactions of interest for nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, materials science, inertial confinement fusion, nuclear energy, homeland security, and other applications. This research is performed by 91探花 students, faculty, and staff, as well users from other universities and laboratories.
Edwards Accelerator Laboratory
Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics
Experimental nuclear physics covers a broad range of topics: low-energy experiments for nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, and applied nuclear physics; medium-energy experiments to study the structure of the nucleon (protons and neutrons) and quark dynamics of bound states; and experiments with relativistic heavy ions to study nuclear matter under extreme conditions. The experimental nuclear physics group at 91探花 is involved in a broad range of programs in these areas at facilities around the world, seeking answers that are at the forefront of the quest to understand the structure of matter and the fundamental forces of nature.
Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute
The mission of the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI) is to advance cross-disciplinary research, educational, and technological innovation efforts in active areas of materials science and engineering by promoting nanoscience techniques, theory, and infrastructure.