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The mission of the UCF Department of Physics is to provide the highest quality education, research, outreach, and service in physics to the people of the state of Florida, the nation, and the world.

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Introductory Astronomy, AST2002

UCF Physics Bridge Program

UCF’s Physics Department became an APS Bridge Program site in 2015 with the goal to expand access to Physics PhD programs. UCF is the second-largest university in the USA and is located in the 2.3 million-strong metropolitan area of Orlando, Florida.

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7 Knights Earn 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

What does it take to study how some of the earliest galaxies in the universe evolved, develop cleaner energy technologies or better understand the ecosystems…
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Using Mechanical Vibrations to Stabilize Quantum Information

Assistant Professor Han Zhao is developing a new method that uses tiny mechanical vibrations and superconducting systems to make quantum operations more resistant to noise and…
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UCF Grad’s Mission to Build Pipeline of Young Innovators

Some of the nation’s most promising scientists can be found in Will Furiosi ’13 ’14MAT’s Oviedo High School classroom. Spend five minutes talking to Ankan…

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UCF Researcher Discovers Experimental Evidence of New Type of Magnetism

UCF researchers and collaborators experimentally identified signatures of altermagnetism in a layered material. The emerging form of magnetism can avoid disruptive magnetic fields while offering…

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The Paradox of Automation’s Last Mile: Fieldnotes from the Future of AI and Work (Ethically-Speaking Series)
Ethically Speaking Series What kinds of human intelligence does AI fail to recognize?  Join the UCF Center for Ethics for a virtual talk titled “The Paradox of Automation's Last Mile: Fieldnotes from the Future of AI and Work,” featuring Dr.…

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Fall 2026 Department of Physics Virtual Open House

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