Dr. Peter Beyersdorf Wins 2018 Outstanding Professor Award
The Outstanding Professor Award recognizes a faculty member for overall excellence in academic assignment. This year’s winner comes from the College of Science. Congratulations! Read more here. Photo credit: David Schmitz.
3D Printing for the Visually Impaired
Thomas Madura, in collaboration with Gavilan STEM intern Oscar Lopez, presented at the 2017 Gavilan College STEM Symposium. They designed and developed 3-D printed astronomy models for the visually impaired. Read more here. Photo credit: Jan Janes, Gavilan College.
Dr. Ehsan Khatami wins 2017 Early Career Investigator Award
The SJSU Research Foundation awards this prize to tenure-track faculty who have excelled in research at an early point in their careers at SJSU. As a computational condensed matter physicist, Dr. Khatami uses computer models to simulate the low-temperature properties of atoms trapped in artificial lattices created by laser beams to better understand exotic states of matter such as superconductors, superfluids, and quantum magnets.
Dr. Monika Kress is our Department Chair
Dr. Michael Kaufman is the Dean of the College of Science.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at SJSU prepares students for a variety of careers in the high-tech sector of the vibrant Silicon Valley and beyond. We also provide our students with a solid foundation to pursue graduate work in Physics, Astronomy, Engineering, or other areas of Physical Sciences. Our small class sizes allow us to give students individual attention and to provide hands-on experience. Because SJSU is committed to serving the Silicon Valley community, the Department of Physics and Astronomy can be your launch pad to an exciting career in high tech!
Professor of Physics and Astronomy Dr. Thomas Madura is a co-author on a new study
published in Nature Astronomy: NASA's NuSTAR Mission Proves Superstar Eta Carinae
Shoots Cosmic Rays
Dr. Khatami is featured in Physics Girl!
Watch Detection of Gravitational Waves Seminar
held on 2/24/16 via YouTube.