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2025 Spring Courses Lab Schedule Howell Observatory Colloquium Tutoring

Astronomy

Atomic Molecular, Optical, and Plasma Physics

Computational Physics

Condensed Matter Physics

Nuclear Physics

From the Field
Nuclear Reactions Make Stars Explode

Are you interested in learning what makes massive stars explode? Ask Maruf Abubakar, a graduate student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Departmental News

3MT 2024 People’s Choice Award Winner- Achini Mala Sri Ovitigala, Ph.D. Student, Physics and Astronomy

CONGRATULATIONS Achini Mala Sri Ovitigala, Ph.D. Student, Physics and Astronomy Winner of the 3MT Three Minute Thesis 2024 People’s Choice Award. She is the first student in the department of Physics and Astronomy to win this award.

November 14, 2025

Goldwater Scholars

April 7, 2025

Southern Physics & Astronomy Graduate Student Symposium

Southern Physics & Astronomy Graduate Student Symposium-2025 was held at U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa on Saturday, March 29th. Many graduate students from our department presented their research (oral and poster presentations) and everyone did a great job! Two awards were presented for best presentations and MS State got both! Congratulations to Claire Geneser and Achini Ovitigala!

March 31, 2025

MSU’s Novotny unravels wonders of ‘Quantum Science and Technology’ in prestigious Giles Lecture

March 27, 2025

Department of Physics and Astronomy