Department of Physics & Astronomy
Alumni testimonials
Physics & Astronomy alumni hold positions as teachers, engineers, data analysts, project managers, researchers, health care workers, science writers, policy makers and lawyers, among many others. We interviewed some of our graduates about their professional paths and the role their physics or astronomy degree from our department played in shaping their current career.
Degree Programs
Undergraduate Program
An undergraduate education in physics provides a solid foundation for a lifetime of learning in a variety of disciplines, including science, engineering, math, finance, education, law, and medicine. Find out more
Upcoming Events
Massless Particles and the Structure of the Visible Universe
Raza Sufian (NMSU)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Apr. 29, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205
Interplanetary Scintillation with the Long Wavelength Array
Charlie Siders (UNM)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
May. 1, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205
Single-Cavity Dual-Comb Lasers: Revolutionizing Spectroscopy, Long-Distance LiDAR and Pump-Probe Measurements
Ursula Keller (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
May. 2, 3:30 PM
- May. 2, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100
MIGDAL Optical TPC: Fitting Observations to Simulation
Dustin Edgeman (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
May. 6, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205
TBD
Wilber Dominguez (UNM)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
May. 8, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205
Recent News
Physics & Astronomy members share in Breakthrough Prize for ATLAS and the LHC
April 20, 2025Physics and Astronomy Alumni Listings Updated
April 18, 2025Luis Flores Sanchez to present at National Counsel on Undergraduate Research
March 10, 2025UNM Physics Day set for April 19
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