Welcome to the Department of Physics at Colorado State University! Physics, the most fundamental of sciences, is the study of motion, matter and energy at scales ranging from the cosmological to subatomic. At CSU, you will receive a practical, hands-on, and individualized education at a leading research institution.
Department Highlights
Little Shop of Physics wins $50K grant to continue youth science education
The Little Shop of Physics at Colorado State University has received a $50,000 grant from the American Physical Society’s Division of Condensed Matter Physics to expand its hands-on science education and outreach
CSU hosts PASM 2026 Summer School on symmetry and modern magnetism
Colorado State University hosted more than 50 students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty members and scientists July 13-17 for the 2026 Principles and Applications of Symmetry in Magnetism (PASM) Summer School. Held in the
CSU Physicists Help Resolve Proton Puzzle
A CSU team, including Dylan Yost and Ryan Bullis, has measured a hydrogen proton’s radius to be 0.84 femtometers, resolving a long-standing scientific discrepancy known as the proton radius puzzle. Their work
CSU Physics assistant professor Yulia Maximenko and co-authors published “Twist and Strain in Square Moiré Patterns of Stacked Graphene Layers”
CSU Physics assistant professor Yulia Maximenko and co-authors published a paper in Physical Review Letters on May 12, 2026, titled “Twist and Strain in Square Moiré Patterns of Stacked Graphene Layers”. In
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Physics faculty member Sam Brewer named Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator for 2026
Colorado State University Associate Professor Samuel Brewer has been selected as part of the 2026 Experimental Physics Investigators cohort organized and funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
New grant funding supports hands-on experiments on condensed matter
The matter, energy and forces behind modern electronics and some of the world’s most advanced computer systems soon will be the crux of new science lessons delivered by Colorado State University’s celebrated Little Shop of Physics.
Meet College of Natural Sciences Dean Randall McEntaffer
Meet the new dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Randall McEntaffer.
Pushing the boundaries of ultracold neutral plasmas
Using a combination of laser cooling techniques and strong magnetic fields, researchers at Colorado State University have created an ultracold neutral plasma with electrons cooled to temperatures measured to be within one degree Kelvin (absolute zero) for the first time.
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