Welcome to Caltech Physics
Caltech's physics faculty, researchers, and students are working at the forefront of the fields of theoretical and applied physics, exploring the fundamental laws of nature and applying their insights and discoveries to help us better understand the natural phenomena that exist throughout our universe. In PMA, research and academics are closely entwined. Students are exposed to the smallest scale of elementary particles, to condensed matter physics, to the largest structures of the universe and frequently enjoy opportunities to participate in cutting-edge research endeavors.
Events
All Events
September 18, 2026
2:00 pm
Special TAPIR Seminar
Online and In-Person Event
Self-Gravity and In-Situ Object Formation in AGN Disks
Hannalore Gerling-Dunsmore,
Graduate Student,
Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences 391 UCB,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
September 21, 2026
4:00 pm
Astronomy Tea Talk
Mysterious Pulsar X-ray Filaments: Observational and Theoretical Advances/Precise Masses and Radii for Metal-Poor Eclipsing Binaries
Jack Dinsmore,
PhD candidate,
Stanford University,
Dom Rowan,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
UC Berkeley,
September 21, 2026
4:00 pm
Quantum Matter Seminar
Witnessing Quantum Entanglement in Solid-State Materials
