Department of Physics and Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy

A top producer of African American physicists in the U.S.

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2355 6th Street, NW
Room 105, Thirkield Hall
Washington, D.C. 20059
202-806-6245

Administrative Assistant
Ms. Karen Wright
karen.wright@howard.edu

Department Chair
Dr. Quinton L. Williams
quinton.williams@howard.edu

Campus-Wide Announcements

University Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The University continues to closely monitor the spread of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, as additional cases are confirmed in the United States and other countries. The University continues to formulate and adjust its plans as needed.

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Online Instruction of Physics Lab courses going forward

Jan 15, 2021

Instructions on how to proceed with online Physics lab offerings.

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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Faculty members in astrophysics and cosmology have worked on cutting edge and fundamental topics within the discipline. Some of their work has touched on dark matter, dark energy, and black hole formation.

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Biological Physics

Research in the area of biological physics involves neural networks and biomedical physics.

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Computational Physics

The computational physics research in the department encompasses the following areas of nanophysics: molecules in nanopores, wetting and films.

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Condensed Matter Physics

The topics of faculty working in condensed matter physics cover a wide range. Topics include carbon nanotubes, microstructures of extreme environments, materials structures.

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Functional Materials

Functional materials represent a fast-growing class of advanced materials and composites, which possess unique properties and/or functions.

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Laser Spectroscopy and Optics

Research in both laser spectroscopy and optics has primarily focused on atmospheric measurements, and spectroscopic measurements of discharge plasmas and organic molecules.

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Particles and Fields

Elementary particle physics studies the most basic building blocks of Nature and their mutual interactions, as well as the immediate structures that they form.

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Albert Einstein

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