Graduate students will take significant and leading roles in some of the most exciting areas of physics.
Graduate students will take significant and leading roles in some of the most exciting areas of physics.
Welcome to a community where you are encouraged to explore, a place where answering important questions and finding solutions to our most pressing challenges is just what we do. Our students & faculty are working together to build a better future.
All faculty of the Department of Physics are leading scientists in their respective fields, actively engaged in research in one of three areas: medical physics, condensed matter physics and gravitational physics.
Our department is large enough for countless research opportunities and small enough for personal mentoring that will help you find the career path that is right for you.
Study the natural laws of the universe and develop the skills for scientific discovery.
Educating the Next Generation of Scientists
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt University offers graduate students the opportunity to do original research working side-by-side with world-renowned faculty.
The Department of Physics has a vibrant community of graduate students and 32 full-time faculty working in cutting-edge research fields in areas of Astrophysics, Optical Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Geophysics and Nuclear and Particle Physics.