Department of Physics
Why Study Physics at Baylor?
The vision of the physics department is to develop an admiration of God’s creation by discovering and understanding the physical laws that govern the universe...
Graduate and undergraduate students in physics at Baylor University experience the benefits of a major American university, large enough to support a superior academic program while still allowing opportunities only available within a close-knit community of scholars. With excellent facilities housed in the Baylor Science Building, the department faculty and staff members are dedicated to help our students for their successes in our program and for their future.
Graduate Programs
Graduate students in physics at Baylor University can experience cutting-edge research opportunities in a wide variety of physics areas. If you are looking for a graduate program in physics where class size is conducive to learning and professors are readily available, then the graduate program at Baylor University might be a good match for you.
Undergraduate Programs
Baylor offers exciting undergraduate programs in physics, astronomy, and astrophysics. Taught by a committed and caring faculty, students in Baylor's Department of Physics study some of the most exciting aspects of the universe.
News
More NewsOur current department chair Dr. Lorin Matthews is selected as one of the 2023 APS fellows! Congratulations, Dr. Matthews.
Joining Baylor from Duke University, Benjamin Rose, Ph.D., will serve as co-principal investigator on a project infrastructure team preparing space telescope for use by 2027
Leading interdisciplinary materials science researcher joins Baylor from the Colorado School of Mines
Dr. Zhang received the 2022-2023 outstanding faculty award for her scholarly work. Congratulations to Dr. Zhang! We are very excited for her and we are very honored to have her in our department.