The University of Tennessee Department of Physics and Astronomy is a large, diverse department of approximately 40 full and part-time faculty, 60 research and adjunct faculty, 60 research staff and associates, 90 graduate students, 80 undergraduate students with either a major or minor in physics or engineering physics, and 20 support staff members. The faculty has a strong commitment to quality graduate and undergraduate education while maintaining close collaborative relationships with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and several other research facilities around the world. [Department Highlights]
Latest News
- UT Physicists Part of Award-Winning Collaboration in Nuclear Physics [more]
- Professor Dai Named JIAM Chair of Excellence [more]
- Professor Greene and Colleagues Open Shutter on the SNS Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam Line [ORNL Press Release]
- Spring/Summer 2008 Newsletter
Upcoming Events
- November 24: Physics Colloquium, "Toward a Dark Matter Telescope"
Resources
- Fall 2008 Courses [more]
- Spring 2009 Courses [more]
- Physics Tutorial Center [more] [Schedule]
- Fall 2008 Colloquium Schedule [more]
- Academic Evolution and Hybridization: The Sciences and the Arts. An Interdisciplinary Symposium, November 24-25
- Undergraduate Physics Advising News, February 2008 [more]
- August 2008 Qualifying Exam [more]
Astronomy Outreach
Contact Us
Department of Physics & Astronomy
401 A.H. Nielsen Physics Building
1408 Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-1200
Phone: (865) 974-3342
Fax: (865) 974-7843
E-mail: physics@utk.edu