The Washington University Department of Physics has active groups working in astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter, and particle and nuclear physics.

Tales of High Temperature Superconductors
53:07
Tales of High Temperature Superconductors
Seeing the dark with gravitational lensing
33:21
Seeing the dark with gravitational lensing
Harnessing the strong force: Physics at America's future Electron-Ion Collider
55:56
Harnessing the strong force: Physics at America's future Electron-Ion Collider
Chaos from order, order from chaos
55:34
Chaos from order, order from chaos
Colloquium with Ralf Wessel on AI and Brains
1:02:49
Colloquium with Ralf Wessel on AI and Brains
Understanding the nature of dark matter through terrestrial experiments
1:18:51
Understanding the nature of dark matter through terrestrial experiments
DR TES Launch
1:41
DR TES Launch
DR-TES launch
1:42
DR-TES launch
Written in the alignment of planets and stars
1:13:22
Written in the alignment of planets and stars
Cosmic Coincidence: The Science of Eclipses
1:17:30
Cosmic Coincidence: The Science of Eclipses
Black Holes, Bombs, & Beyond
1:23:54
Black Holes, Bombs, & Beyond
Oppie – the Los Alamos Years: nuclear science and a weapons primer
1:43:37
Oppie – the Los Alamos Years: nuclear science and a weapons primer
Oppenheimer’s pre-war research and the rise of American quantum physics
1:21:08
Oppenheimer’s pre-war research and the rise of American quantum physics
X-ray Astronomy in Living Color
1:30:17
X-ray Astronomy in Living Color
Physics and Our Next 20 Years
1:23:51
Physics and Our Next 20 Years
What Would a Renewable Energy System for St. Louis Look Like?
1:19:09
What Would a Renewable Energy System for St. Louis Look Like?
The Thermodynamic Structure of Short-Range Spin Glasses
1:23:38
The Thermodynamic Structure of Short-Range Spin Glasses
Compton Forever
1:27:18
Compton Forever
Arthur Holly Compton’s Influence on WashU Chemistry
1:17:59
Arthur Holly Compton’s Influence on WashU Chemistry
Compton and WWII: the Manhattan Project
1:43:57
Compton and WWII: the Manhattan Project
The Compton Effect at 100
1:12:27
The Compton Effect at 100
Quantum Matter: From Consequences of Locality to Parastatistical Particles
1:28:03
Quantum Matter: From Consequences of Locality to Parastatistical Particles
New Probes of New Physics in the Multi-messenger Era
1:08:53
New Probes of New Physics in the Multi-messenger Era
Compton Centennial Lecture with Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek on Photons and Vision
1:08:49
Compton Centennial Lecture with Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek on Photons and Vision
Topological Electrostatics
1:12:33
Topological Electrostatics
Inertia of Magnetization in Ferromagnets
41:06
Inertia of Magnetization in Ferromagnets
Emergent Dynamics in High Throughput Biological Data
1:04:35
Emergent Dynamics in High Throughput Biological Data
The Fascinating Quantum World of One- and Two-dimensional Materials
1:19:34
The Fascinating Quantum World of One- and Two-dimensional Materials
Fractionalized Superconductors and Induced Topological Orders
1:09:22
Fractionalized Superconductors and Induced Topological Orders
Cosmic Forensics Using Presolar Stardust
1:08:42
Cosmic Forensics Using Presolar Stardust