Skip to:

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to navigation
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Faculty
    • Emeritus
    • Post Doctoral Associate
    • Adjunct Faculty
    • Staff
    • Graduate Students
    • Links
    • Contact
    • Facilities
    • Organizations
    • Department News
    • Diversity
    • Suggestion Form
  • Undergraduate
    • Physics Minor Requirements
    • Physics Flowchart
    • Applied Physics Majors Flowchart
    • Pre-Med Flowchart
    • A&S Catalogue
    • Scholarships
    • Physics Lab
    • After MSU Opportunities
  • Graduate
    • Application for International Students
    • Application for U.S. Students
    • International Students
    • M.S. Concentrations
    • Ph.D.
    • Graduate School Required Courses
    • Graduate School Guidelines
    • After MSU Opportunities
  • Research
    • Astrophysics
    • Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics
    • Computational Physics
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Nuclear Physics
    • From the Field
  • Job Opportunities
Mississippi State University Mississippi State University Department of Physics & Astronomy | Home
  • myState
  • Directory
  • News
    • Home
    • About Us
      • Faculty
      • Emeritus
      • Post Doctoral Associate
      • Adjunct Faculty
      • Staff
      • Graduate Students
      • Links
      • Contact
      • Facilities
      • Organizations
      • Department News
      • Diversity
      • Suggestion Form
    • Undergraduate
      • Physics Minor Requirements
      • Physics Flowchart
      • Applied Physics Majors Flowchart
      • Pre-Med Flowchart
      • A&S Catalogue
      • Scholarships
      • Physics Lab
      • After MSU Opportunities
    • Graduate
      • Application for International Students
      • Application for U.S. Students
      • International Students
      • M.S. Concentrations
      • Ph.D.
      • Graduate School Required Courses
      • Graduate School Guidelines
      • After MSU Opportunities
    • Research
      • Astrophysics
      • Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics
      • Computational Physics
      • Condensed Matter Physics
      • Nuclear Physics
      • From the Field
    • Job Opportunities
comet sighted with naked eye

Comet sighted! Comet NEOWISE was discovered on March 27, 2020 and reached naked-eye visibility in early July.

Read More
Collage picture of Dr. Tanner in a classroom and Claire Geneser outside

MSU stargazers Tanner, Geneser part of new planet discovery

Read More
Bob Swanon singing with his guitar and harmonica in front of a class

Stormin' Bob Swanson joins the Physics and Astronomy Department!

Read More
Picture of NOPA Alignment lasers and research team

Dr. Gombojav, Supriya Nagpal, Prakesh Adhikari, Nava Raj Subedi: “NOPA alignment”

Mauna Kea

Dr. Angelle Tanner and graduate students Claire Geneser and Farzaneh Zohrabi stand in front of telescopes on the Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. 

Science Night at the Museum

Dr. Dipangkar Dutta demonstrates light traveling through a water stream during the 2017 Science Night at the Museum event. 

“Undergraduate physics majors demonstrate for Science Night at the Museum”

Ben Emmich, Randy Niffenegger, and Chris Callahan demonstraite sound waves at the 2018 Science Night at the Museum.

Supriya Nagpal: “On man remote sensing using Code Copter”

Supriya Nagpal:  “On man remote sensing using Code Copter”

Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Astrophysics
Atomic Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

Atomic Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

Atomic Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics
Computational Physics

Computational Physics

Computational Physics
Condensed Matter Physics

Condensed Matter Physics

Condensed Matter Physics
Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Physics

Quick Links

2020 Summer Courses and More Lab Schedule Howell Observatory Colloquium

Department News

  • Professor Seong-Gon Kim Published in Nature Magazine!
  • Dr. Mark Novotny Receives Robert E Wolverton Legacy Award!
  • Mississippi State faculty researcher collaborates on new lunar-based telescope launch
  • MSU Professors featured in Physical Review
  • Emerging ‘new frontier’ of nanoscience and technology garners MSU faculty researcher U.S. DOE early career award
More News

From the Field

WIYN Telescope

A Night at the Telescope

As the Sun is low in the western sky Dr. Angelle Tanner and her student,...

Read More
  • Find The Department of Physics and Astronomy will continue to be the largest and most active such department in Mississippi.  As a department at the state’s leading public research university, we share the vision of the university and consequently deliver excellent programs of teaching, research, and service. on Facebook
Mississippi State University logo
Mississippi State University Department of Physics and Astronomy
355 Lee Boulevard
Mississippi State, MS 39762
P: (662) 325-2806
Mississippi State University