XENON GAS DETECTOR DEVELOPMENT

UTA students and postdocs including Krishan Mistry and Leslie Rogers (pictured) developed and installed major components of the NEXT-100 TPC in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory, Spain.

Space Physics

An advanced computational model of space weather activity developed by Dr. Welling and his group, predicting complex patterns in plasma and electromagnetic fields around the Earth.

DUNE Detector

Dr. Yu surveys the field cage for the ProtoDUNE detector as part of UTA’s contributions to the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Photo: CERN

Solid State Physics

Dr. Ngai studies single crystalline thin films and heterostructures of complex oxides grown with molecular beam epitaxy.

MicroBooNE Experiment

Dr. Asaadi examines the wire planes of the MicroBooNE liquid argon neutrino detector at Fermilab. (Photo: Fermilab VMS)

IceCube Neutrino Telescope

Dr. Jones and his research team study atmospheric and astrophysical neutrinos detected by the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory.

Supernova Imaging

Dr. Park uses space telescopes to study the properties of distant supernova explosions.

WELCOME TO UTA PHYSICS

The UTA Department of Physics will prepare you for a rewarding career with our innovative education and world-class research programs. These programs are led by highly esteemed faculty and conducted in top-notch facilities which equip students for careers in industry, research, or academia. We have many specialized undergraduate degree programs that offer an excellent foundation in physics, and our graduate programs provide advanced training in a collaborative research environment which has the Carnegie Classification's highest rating: R1 Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity. Research and education go hand-in-hand and all students are encouraged to become active in research early in their academic careers.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Majors

Bachelor of Science in Physics
Bachelor of Science in Physics with Medical School Preparation
Bachelor of Science in Physics with Engineering Emphasis
Bachelor of Science in Physics with Physical Science Teacher Certification/UTeach
Bachelor of Science in Physics with Physics/Mathematics Teacher Certification/UTeach
Bachelor of Arts in Physics
Bachelor of Science in Physics with a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering (Fast Track Program)

Minors

Minor in Physics
Minor in Astronomy (for non-physics majors)
Minor in Astrophysics (for non-physics majors)

Graduate Degree Programs

Master's Program

Master of Science in Physics

PH.D. Program

Ph.D. in Physics and Applied Physics
A physics graduate student operating scientific equipment in a laboratory.

Research Areas

• Astrophysics • Chaos and Nonlinear Physics • Condensed Matter Physics • High Energy and Nuclear Physics • Medical Biophysics • Nanostructured Magnetic Materials • Space Physics • Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

News

13 December

Deng selected for leadership role in NASA project to study...

A space physicist from The University of Texas at Arlington has been selected to play a leading role in a new NASA project which will change our...

18 November

UTA Grad Student James Earns NASA Fellowship to Study...

A doctoral student in space physics at The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to fund her research about...

15 October

UTA physics student, alumna named to leadership roles in...

Jackie Baeza-Rubio and Denise Huerta were recently named to the board of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists, an organization that works to...

12 October

UTA team receives prestigious NSF grant to develop new...

The University of Texas at Arlington is one of just 10 universities nationwide to receive a three-year, $800,000 National Science Foundation (NSF)...

30 September

Safer treatment for deep-seated tumors

Chen leads team of physicists developing next-generation cancer...

17 September

Weinberg using NSF grant for simulation project to learn...

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

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ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Alex Weiss
Distinguished Professor and Chair
817-272-2266
weiss@uta.edu

Dr. Andrew Brandt
Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair
817-272-2706
brandta@uta.edu