Faculty in the Physics Department at Drexel University lead and are active participants in world-class research programs. From probing dark energy and matter to building new maps of the Milky Way, investigating the biological mechanisms of medical diseases, advancing the field of quantum mechanics and designing novel pedagogy, our students gain practical experience from faculty mentors with intensive expertise in astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter, particle physics and physics education. Here, physicists fuse knowledge across disciplines to make discoveries that expand the boundaries of human understanding.
Research Groups
Our supportive community of scientists encourages students across all levels of scholarship to participate in research and begin building their professional networks. Undergraduate students can work alongside faculty as early as their first year, and graduate students focus on developing proficiency in foundational physics and mastery of emerging areas.
Collaborators
The Drexel Department of Physics partners with many notable international and national research teams. Our faculty and students regularly contribute to these dynamic associations that embrace collaborative and cooperative exploration across diverse topics.
Publications
Faculty members actively expand scientific knowledge and foster collective discovery by publishing the results of their work in peer-reviewed journals. Review recent papers by our physicists in the Drexel Research Discovery database.
Journal Articles
Grants and Awards
Drexel’s Physics faculty are primary investigators (PIs) and co-PIs on many prestigious grants. These awards sustain their research efforts and help to support graduate and undergraduate student scientists.