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Research Areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Science with Photons, Atoms, and Solids
  • Biophysics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • String Theory and Cosmology
  • Astrophysics


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Department of Physics

We offer a broad spectrum of educational and research opportunities and close personal attention to students both undergraduate and graduate. Our students work closely with  faculty to carry out cutting-edge research that advances knowledge in a broad range of fundamental and applied areas. Lehigh’s degree programs lead to the B.A., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics, the B.S. in Astrophysics, or the B.A. in Astrophysics. 

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27

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3

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Physics Colloquium: "Two-channel Kondo Physics: from intrinsic criticality to unconventional orders" Presented by Dr. Rebecca Flint - Iowa State

The interactions between local moments and itinerant electrons gives rise to a rich array of ``Kondo'' physics, from heavy Fermi liquids to unconventional superconductivity and quantum criticality.  Here, I'll introduce the even richer two-channel Kondo physics, where two symmetry-related channels of itinerant electrons compete to screen the same local moments.

Apr

17

Undergraduate

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Joaquin Mosre astrophysics major

"I chose Lehigh because I liked the campus a lot. It was one of the few schools that offered a Bachelor of Science program in astrophysics, and it seemed like a good stepping stone to a nice graduate school."

Joaquin Mosre

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Jace Curran, Physics Ph.D. student at Lehigh University

Student Spotlight

Physics Ph.D. student Jace Curran explores how spin-entangled excitons in rubrene can be used as new investigative tools in organic semiconductors.

Jace Curran

Physics Ph.D. Student

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Studying Quark Gluon Plasma

Supported by the National Science Foundation, Anders Knospe, assistant professor of physics, and Professor Rosi Reed are building a detector component to be installed at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven Lab in New York.

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