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Upcoming Events

N. Gedik Colloquium: Capturing light induced phase transitions with femtosecond movies

  • Nov 18
  • 3:30 PM
  • CILSE 101
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Nov 18

Elliot Hu: Combinatorial Gauge Symmetry

  • 4:00 PM
  • SCI 352
Nov 19

Gianfranco DeCastro: SEARCH FOR SUEPS PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A VECTOR BOSON AT THE LHC WITH CMS RUN 2 DATA

  • 11:30 AM
  • PRB 595
Nov 19

Victor Gurarie: Path integrals and QFTs of monitored quantum systems

  • 3:30 PM
  • SCI 352

Department News

BU Physics Department annual Pumpkin Drop!

November 4, 2025

BU Physicists Celebrate 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

April 15, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Alp Akpinar for Receiving the Springer Theses Award!

February 7, 2025

BU-Made Mirror Installed at the South Pole Telescope

January 16, 2025

Dillon Brout’s Breakthrough in Dark Energy Featured as a Major Achievement in Physics

January 6, 2025

Congratulations Professor Brout for leading a Top Cited Paper!

November 13, 2024
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