Skip to main content
Website Logo

Main navigation

  • About
  • People
  • Academics
  • Research
  • News
  • Resources
  • Events
  • Giving
Home Banner

UCSB Physics

Our department provides students a world-class education and performs cutting-edge research across broad and interdisciplinary fields.

Join UCSB Physics Fans

Credit: NASA

 Academic Programs

Undergraduate Program
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Graduate Program

 News & Events

Apr
16

[HEG] Regulated chiral gauge theory and the strong CP problem

KITP Simons Amphitheater | 2:00pm
Apr
17

[SMaLS] Non-equilibrium fluctuations of active membrane-like structure

Elings Hall, Room 1605 | 12:30pm
Apr
20

[HEX-HET] The South Pole IceCube Neutrino Detector: Beyond Astronomy

Broida 3302 | 2:00pm
Apr
21

[Colloquium] The South Pole IceCube Neutrino Detector: Beyond Astronomy

Kavli Auditorium in the KITP | 3:30pm
Apr
24

[SMaLS] Still Playing with Sticks: Controlling Turbulent Flows with Compressibility

Elings Hall, Room 1605 | 12:30pm
Oct
08

[Labs&Lectures] The Rapid Growth of Galaxies and their Black Holes at Cosmic Dawn

Kavli Auditorium in the KITP | 12:00pm
Image of Steve Giddings
On Physics: Black holes and quantum spacetime
News
Photo of Skyler Palatnick
Physics researcher Skyler Palatnick awarded 51 Pegasi b Fellowship
News
Photo Credit Joseph Farah and Curtis McCully of LCO
UCSB researcher bridges the worlds of general relativity and supernova astrophysics
News
Photo of an interdisciplinary team of researchers
UCSB Awarded Major Funding to Study Links Between Early-Life Gut Microbiome and Neurodevelopment
News

 Department Climate, Student Experience & Wellness

View More
UCSB Logo
  •  Mailing address:
    Department of Physics
    Broida Hall
    University of California
    Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530

Contact

  •  People
  •  Give Feedback
  •  Jobs
  •  Main office hours: [PST]
    Monday through Friday
    9am-12pm and 1-4pm

Resources

  • Business Operations
  • Room Reservations
  • Material Services
  • Machine Shop
  • Storeroom
  • Facilities
  • Computer Support

Website

  • Information
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Login

Department of Physics • UC Santa Barbara
2026 © Regents of the University of California