Physics & Astronomy at Arizona State University


Contact Info

Address:		Department of Physics and Astronomy P.O. Box 871504 Tempe, AZ 85287-1504 USA
Phone:		480-965-3561
Fax:		480-965-7954
Email:		phyast.info@asu.edu
Website:		http://phy.asu.edu/
Chair:		Dr. Barry Ritchie

General Department Info

Degrees Offered:		Bachelors Masters Doctorate

Staff & Student Numbers:		Faculty: 46 Staff: 35 Post Docs: 20 Grads: 100 Under Grads: 100

Research Areas:		(See http://phy.asu.edu/research for complete description) Astronomy/Astrophysics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter (expt/theory), Electron Diffraction & Imaging, Surface Science and Materials, Nuclear & Particle (expt/theory), Physics Education.

Facilities:		Center for High Resolution Microscopy, Laser & Optical Spectroscopy Facility, Ion Beam and clean room facilities, Planetarium & Observatory.

'Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannnot communicate and teach it.'

Hermann Hesse
(1877-1962)