Physics Research Areas

The Physics Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst offers a breadth of outstanding research, probing the structure of matter,  fundamental symmetries and forces of nature through complementary experiments and theoretical studies. 

	Condensed Matter Theory Quantum Fluids and Solids, Soft Materials Babaev  Davidovitch  Machta  Mullin  Prokof'ev  Santangelo  Svistunov
	Condensed Matter Experiment Cold Quantum Systems, Soft Materials, Nanoscience Candela  Dinsmore  Hallock  Menon  Tuominen Yan
	Biophysics Single Molecules, Intermolecular Forces, Cells, Biomaterials, Medical Physics Goldner  Kilfoil  Parsegian  Rabin Ross
	Experimental Particle Physics ATLAS at the LHC Brau  Dallapiccola  Willocq
	Nuclear Physics Fundamental Symmetries, Quantum Chromodynamics  Kawall  Kumar  Miskimen
	Gravitational and Particle Astrophysics Gravitational Waves, Neutrinos, Dark Matter Cadonati  Pocar
	High Energy Theory Particle Theory, Gravitation, Cosmology  Donoghue  Golowich  Kastor  Sorbo  Traschen

Please follow these links for details on research opportunities:

• Graduate Students
• Undergraduate Students

On-campus centers affiliated to the Physics Department:

• Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing
• Center for Biological Physics
• Energy Frontier Research Center
• IGERT, Program in Nanotechnology Innovation
• MASSNANOTECH, Nanoscale Science and Engineering
• Polymer science MRSEC
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics