![Astronomy Research Astronomy_icon](/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2014/06/crab_2.png)
Search for and study of gravitational waves, quantum and classical gravitation, quantum fields in curved space time, and cosmology.
![Biophysics_Biomedical_Imaging Biophysics_Biomedical_Imaging](/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2014/07/stnv_2.png)
Interdisciplinary research on the characterization of biological tissues, imaging activity and interactions of proteins in living cells, and algorithm development for direct image reconstruction such as thermoacoustic tomography (TCT).
![Condensed Matter and Surface Physics Condensed_Matter](/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2014/06/condensed_matter_8.png)
Experimental and theoretical research on the properties and fundamental physics of materials. Surface physics focuses on the interactions of solid surfaces with atoms and molecules.
![Undergraduate Research Undergraduate Research](/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2014/07/waves_2.png)
Undergraduate research opportunities exist through individual department faculty and the Office of Undergraduate Research.