Collection Guidelines: Physics: Departmental Focus

These are the guidelines by which materials are purchased for the Astronomy & Physics collections of the UW Libraries (Seattle Campus). For questions or more information, please contact the Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics Librarian.

Programs & Degrees

The Department of Physics provides an undergraduate program in the following:

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Physics, with one of four track options:
Minor in Physics

The Graduate Program offers the following:

Departmental Research

Active areas of research in the Department of Physics include condensed matter physics, particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, atomic physics, quantum information, precision measurement, nanoscale physics, neutrino physics, energy science, collider physics, biological physics, and physics education. In addition, the physics department also hosts four special divisions: the Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT), the Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics (CENPA), the Dark Universe Science Center (DUSC), and the Clean Energy Institute (CEI).