The Columbia Physics faculty carry out research in the fields of Astrophysics, Condensed Matter & Laser Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and Theoretical Physics. The following list is of the broad faculty research interests. For more information about the on-going research at Columbia, you should follow the links at left. The faculty and the members of these research groups are always eager to discuss their research. You can also look at the Centers and Labs page to learn more about the research going on here.
ASTROPHYSICS: Elena Aprile, Andrei Beloborodov, Charles Hailey, Lam Hui, Janna Levin (BC), Szabolcs Marka, Amber Miller, Reshmi Mukherjee (BC), Malvin Ruderman
ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, & OPTICAL PHYSICS: Tony Heinz (EE & Phys), Emlyn Hughes, Tanya Zelevinsky
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS: Igor Aleiner, Boris Altshuler, Tony Heinz (EE & Phys), Philip Kim, Andrew Millis, Abhay Pasupathy, Aron Pinczuk (APAM & Phys), Horst Stormer (APAM & Phys), Yasutomo Uemura
NUCLEAR PHYSICS: Brian Cole, Miklos Gyulassy, William Zajc
PARTICLE PHYSICS: Gustaaf Brooijmans, Emlyn Hughes, John Parsons, Michael Shaevitz, Michael Tuts, William Willis
THEORETICAL PHYSICS: Igor Aleiner, Boris Altshuler, Andrei Beloborodov, Allan Blaer, Norman Chirst, Brian Greene (Mathematics &Phys), Miklos Gyulassy, Timothy Halpin-Healy (BC), Lam Hui, T.D. Lee, Jana Levin (BC), Robert Mawhinney, Andrew Millis, Alfred Mueller, Alberto Nicolis, Eduardo Ponton, Malvin Ruderman, Erick Weinberg