The UW Physics Department awarded its first PhD in 1899. Since then our students have earned degrees in virtually every area of physics, and our faculty have played key roles in a myriad of important research efforts.

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4/5 Stefan Westerhoff memorial colloquium, Julie McEnery
OoLALA Research Showcase
UW Making Big Investments in Quantum Science
Summer 2019 Physics Courses
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Prof. Victor Brar receives Moore Inventor Fellowship
Janet Seger receives distinguished alumni award

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A form for the feeling of being alive and kicking”: Chaos and structure in Joyce’s Finnegans Wake
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 12:05 to 13:00
Cosmology Journal Club
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00
"Clues to Globular Cluster Formation"
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 15:30 to 17:00
Ferromagnetic Josephson Junctions for Cryogenic Memory
Friday, March 29, 2019 - 15:30 to 16:30
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Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
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Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Summer 2019 Physics Courses
Wednesday, February 27th, 2019
Physics Graduate Student Adrian Fraser wins campus-wide TA award
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
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