Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy

Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy While graduate students are much of the impetus behind our outstanding research, most of our undergraduates also participate in research projects.

Offering firm foundations and flexible degree plans as we open minds to the frontiers of scientific knowledge in the areas of astronomy and atomic, optics, condensed matter, high energy, nuclear, and applied physics. Our award-winning faculty includes two Nobel laureate, four National Academy of Sciences members, and eight distinguished professors, as well as many internationally decorated scholar

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05/28/2026

Chain Reactions with Ping Pong Balls!

05/21/2026

See music as flames with a Rubens' tube! 🔥

Saturn has a giant hexagon spinning at its north pole, first discovered in the 1980s and later captured in stunning deta...
05/21/2026

Saturn has a giant hexagon spinning at its north pole, first discovered in the 1980s and later captured in stunning detail by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. This massive storm is wider than Earth itself and has remained nearly unchanged for decades. 🤯

At its center sits a powerful hurricane-like vortex with winds reaching nearly 300 mph! Even after years of studying Saturn up close, the hexagon remains one of the solar system’s greatest mysteries! Would you want to see Saturn up close? 👀

Visit https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/science/saturn/hexagon-in-motion/ for more information and follow Kevin M. Gill on Flickr for more pictures!

We are proud to congratulate graduate student Iain Bisset on being awarded a prestigious U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...
05/19/2026

We are proud to congratulate graduate student Iain Bisset on being awarded a prestigious U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Fellowship. Advised by Professor Bhaskar Dutta, Iain will spend the remainder of his PhD at Los Alamos National Laboratory, collaborating with leading scientists across institutions on cutting edge neutrino research.

Iain received the award for his proposed research project, “Developing Rigorous Methods of Model Discernment in Neutrino Phenomenology.” The origin of dark matter and the smallness of neutrino masses remain two of the most fundamental open questions in particle physics. In his fellowship proposal, Iain aims to address these challenges by developing machine learning based techniques to identify experimentally accessible signatures of new physics.

His work will focus on efficiently distinguishing rare signals from complex background data, enhancing sensitivity to subtle features in particle interactions such as kinematics, timing, and topology. These approaches will help enable the identification and characterization of dark sector interactions and the underlying mechanisms responsible for generating neutrino masses.

The DOE SCGSR award recognizes outstanding academic accomplishments, the merit of the proposed research, and the potential to make important contributions to the mission of the DOE.

Please join us in congratulating Iain on this outstanding achievement!

05/14/2026

We crush this 55 gallon drum using physics!

05/07/2026

Jumping ring hits the ceiling. How?!

It’s National Black Hole Week! What’s your favorite fun fact about these cosmic mysteries?
05/06/2026

It’s National Black Hole Week!
What’s your favorite fun fact about these cosmic mysteries?

Today is the day it is culturally acceptable to walk around in public with a lightsaber.
05/04/2026

Today is the day it is culturally acceptable to walk around in public with a lightsaber.

05/01/2026

Make your own Gauss rifle and learn physics!

04/23/2026

We made a real cloud! ☁️

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