The effort to connect microphysics and macrophysics in order to better understand the origin and evolution of the Universe on its largest scales, and to probe the nature of the forces that govern its behavior on fundamental scales.

We apply the concepts and thinking of physics to the solution of biological and medical problems.

The nature and properties of large collections of interacting atoms are studied. Problems range from exotic quantum phenomena at low temperature to the behavior of everyday materials: liquids, solids, and gases and everything in between.

We study the fundamental physics of the interaction between light and matter and investigate the applications of new materials to the burgeoning photonics industry.