Graduate Programs
Graduate students in physics at Baylor University can experience cutting-edge research opportunities in a wide variety of physics areas. If you are looking for a graduate program in physics where class size is conducive to learning and professors are readily available, then the graduate program at Baylor University might be a good match for you.
Undergraduate Programs
Baylor offers exciting undergraduate programs in physics, astronomy, and astrophysics. Taught by a committed and caring faculty, students in Baylor's Department of Physics study some of the most exciting aspects of the universe.
News
Apr. 8, 2022
Dr. Zhang is highlighted on BaylorProud!
Meet the Baylor professor whose invention makes tiny reactions visible! How big is a nanometer? To envision something so small, envision the width of a human hair. Now divide the tip of that hair by 100,000. Now, you’re in the ballpark.
Apr. 8, 2022
Baylor physicists contributes to the most precise ever measurement of W boson mass
Baylor’s Experimental High Energy Physics group among scientists with significant contributions to the successful maintenance and operation of the experiment measuring one of nature’s force-carrying particles
Apr. 8, 2022
Press conference about public event, Eclipse Over Texas 2024, planned two years from now
Two years from today, a total solar eclipse will take place -- and Waco will be an ideal viewing spot. On April 8, 2024, Baylor University, City of Waco, Lowell Observatory, and Discovery Channel will team for an on-site celebration and special programming viewable worldwide: https://bit.ly/3DSAyoM
Apr. 6, 2022
Dr. Olafsen receives the 2021 Elizabeth Vardaman Award for excellence in research leadership
Congratulations to Prof. Olafsen, 2021 recipient of the Elizabeth Vardaman Award for excellence in research leadership. This "Betsy" Award recognizes Dr. Olafsen's leadership of the successful Goldwater Scholarship program at Baylor.