[2021/01] Our SPS chapter has been selected for the third consecutive year as an Outstanding SPS Chapter for the 2019-2020 academic year by the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Learn More

[2020/12] Physics undergrads publish in Astrophysics journal. The paper is available at this link. Congrats. Learn More

[2020/12] Congratulations to all the Physics and Astronomy graduates on your well-deserved success. You have made it! On behalf of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Congratulations and good luck in the future! Learn More [Video1] [Video2]

[2020/12] Liliana Rivera-Sandoval and Robert Baca were selected as recipient of the Matador Award, one of the 2020 TTU Distinguished Staff Awards. Learn More

[2020/10] Ahmad Jafari (CMP Ph.D. student) has been awarded a Graduate Student Research Support Award. This funding is provided through the TTU Graduate School.

[2020/10] Dr. Corsi has been named as one of “Top 10 Scientists to Watch” by ScienceNews magazine for her exceptional contributions to the multi-messenger astronomy. Congratulations Dr. Corsi! | Learn More | Learn More |

[2020/09] Our undergraduate research team (R. Perez, S. A. Shanto, M. Moosajee, and S. Cano) published their research in the Journal of Undergraduate Reports in Physics. Learn More

[2020/09] Liliana Rivera's recent study has been featured as the Image of the Week in Gaia. Learn More

[2020/09] Drs. DeGottardi, Hodovanets, Kupfer, and Kim join us in fall 2020. Welcome to the department!

[2020/08] Congratulations to all the Physics and Astronomy graduates on your well-deserved success. You have made it! On behalf of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Congratulations and good luck in the future! Learn More

[2020/07] Liliana Rivera has been featured in Texas Tech Today regarding her three projects to study compact binaries with the Hubble Space Telescope. Learn More, Learn More

[2020/06] Distinguished alumna Ginger Kerrick has been featured in the Texas Tech Today regarding her pivotal role in the recent SpaceX Launch. Learn More

[2020/05] Congratulations to all the Physics and Astronomy graduates on your well-deserved success. You have made it! On behalf of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Congratulations and good luck in the future! Learn More [Video1] [Video2]

[2020/04] Sigma Pi Sigma induction ceremony took place virtually. During the event 9 undergraduates, 2 graduates and 1 faculty were inducted.  Learn MoreVideo

[2020/04] Physics undergraduate Trey Vincent has been featured in the Texas Tech Today regarding his study on copper-related defects in semiconductor silicon done with Prof. Estreicher. Learn More

[2020/04] Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech University Join Forces to Develop 3D-Printed Face Masks. Learn More

[2020/04] Dr. Alessandra Corsi and Dr. Beth Thacker who have been awarded a President's Excellence in Research Professorshipand a President's Excellence in Teaching Professorship, respectively.

[2020/03] Milinda Pattanayak (Experimental Condensed Matter Physics) has won the TTU Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship. This is the first time that our department has produced winners for three consecutive years.

[2020/03] Prof. Maccarone has been selected as an Integrated Scholar for 2020 by the Provost. Learn More

[2020/01] Dr. Corsi has been featured on Research Spotlight on Texas Tech Women Faculty on the OR&I's blog and social media. Learn More

[2020/01] Student Heather Harbin has been selected to receive the Texas Tech Parents Association's Student Achievement Leadership Award for her outstanding academic and leadership success in the College of Arts & Sciences STEM. Learn More, Learn More

Sigma Pi Sigma website has been launched Learn More

New issue of the PHYSICS@TTU newsletter has been published Learn More

Texas Tech Astronomy Physics Group Celebrates Observation of Gravitational Waves Learn More

 Texas Tech High Energy Physics Group Celebrates Announcement of Nobel Prize in Physics Learn More