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About Us
Administrative Website
Our Facilities
Instrument Shop
Staff Machine Shop
Duke Teaching Observatory
Directions & Maps
Our History
1924 to 1945
1946 to 1962
1963 to 1985
1986 to 2005
Faculty Interviews
Historical Faculty
Lawrence C. Biedenharn
Edward G. Bilpuch
William M. Fairbank
Walter Gordy
Harold W. Lewis
Fritz London
Henry W. Newson
Walter M. Nielsen
Lothar W. Nordheim
Hertha Sponer
William D. Walker
Department Chairs
Former and Current Faculty
Statement on Conduct
Conduct Accountability Committee
Department Resources
Leadership & Department Contacts
Undergraduate
For Prospective Students
Learning About Physics
Learning About Biophysics
Credit for College Board Advanced Placement (AP)
Physics Majors & Minor
B.S. Degree Requirements
B.A. Degree Requirements
Physics Minor Requirements
Biophysics Majors
B.S. Degree Requirements
B.A. Degree Requirements
Biophysics Faculty
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GSO Meeting Minutes
GSO Updates
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All Courses
Non-Physics Majors
Introductory Undergraduate
Undergraduate Core
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Graduate Core
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Atomic, Molecular & Optics
BioPhysics
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Nuclear/Particle
People
Primary and Joint Faculty
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Emeritus Faculty
Staff
Researchers
Graduate Students
Research
Research Areas
Atomic/Molecular/Optical (AMO) Physics
Biological Physics
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
Cosmology & Astrophysics
Experimental Nuclear Physics
Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics
Imaging & Medical Physics
Nonlinear & Complex Systems
Quantum Information Science
Theoretical Nuclear & Particle Physics
Research Labs
Big Questions
BQ1: What are the ultimate laws of nature?
BQ2: What principles govern strongly interacting matter?
BQ3: How does quantum physics explain and predict novel materials?
BQ4: How can we understand complex soft matter and biological systems?
BQ5: How can physics research improve the practice of medicine?
BQ6: How does physics drive the information and computing revolutions?
BQ7: How can we use physics to benefit society?
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