The following are the major areas of research in the Department of Physics. Prospective students should visit the faculty page to view the areas of research and interests of the individual faculty members.

Applied Physics & Materials Science

Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Biological & Medical Physics

Condensed Matter Physics

Particle Physics

Physics Education Research

Quantum Foundations

Seismic Physics

Space Physics

Statistical and Non-Linear Physics

* Primary affiliation is to a different department at UH.