Engineering Physics

Engineering Physics

The Department of Engineering Physics integrates fundamental physics, mathematics, and engineering principles to solve societal problems, from cancer and heart disease to clean energy to space travel, while educating new generations of leaders.

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Academic Programs

photo of nuclear engineering faculty, staff, students and alumni at a park Our department is a unique community in that we offer several academic degrees that allow you to specialize in the discipline of your choice, yet through your experiences here, you can interact with faculty, staff and students in each degree program.

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Academic Programs

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Department News

College honors eight outstanding faculty and staff

Focus on new faculty: Yongfeng Zhang, taking materials to the extreme

New international fusion lab will drive stellarator innovation

Gaining traction: Discovery sheds new light on how cells move

Changing lives: First-year engineers design cart for dog without front legs

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Characterizing Strain Localization and Dynamic Instabilities in Soft Materials

Risk Management Perspectives from the Design and Deployment of the Westinghouse AP1000 Reactors

Multiscale Development of Mechanistic Materials Models for the Simulation of Materials in Harsh Environments

Prediction of Drag for Rough Wall Boundary Layer Flows

Dynamic Instability and Fluid Interaction in Underwater Structures Under Complex Loading Conditions