Department of Physics & Astronomy
Alumni testimonials
Physics & Astronomy alumni hold positions as teachers, engineers, data analysts, project managers, researchers, health care workers, science writers, policy makers and lawyers, among many others. We interviewed some of our graduates about their professional paths and the role their physics or astronomy degree from our department played in shaping their current career.
Degree Programs
Undergraduate Program
An undergraduate education in physics provides a solid foundation for a lifetime of learning in a variety of disciplines, including science, engineering, math, finance, education, law, and medicine. Find out more
Optics Program
Established in 1983, the Optics Program at the University of New Mexico is one of the oldest and most successful science and engineering interdisciplinary programs with a strong international reputation in education and research.
OSE graduate students conduct research at facilities in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and at UNM’s Center for High-Technology Materials.
There are numerous collaborations with the three National Laboratories in New Mexico - Sandia, Los Alamos, and the Air Force Research Laboratory, and with members of the optics industry cluster (New Mexico Optics Industry Association – NMOIA).
Upcoming Events
MIGDAL Optical TPC: Fitting Observations to Simulation
Dustin Edgeman (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
May. 6, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205
Development of next generation readout for Cosmic Microwave Background instruments
Wilber Dominguez (UNM)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
May. 8, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205
No Colloquium on May 9
TBD
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
May. 9, 3:30 PM
- May. 9, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100
Measuring Cosmic Sound with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
Daniel Eisenstein (Harvard)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
May. 16, 3:30 PM
- May. 16, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100
Department Convocation
Special Talk
May. 17, 12:00 PM
- May. 17, 1:30 PM
PAIS 1100 and Lobby
Recent News
UNM strengthens ties with NRAO as ngVLA project advances in New Mexico
May 5, 2025Physics & Astronomy members share in Breakthrough Prize for ATLAS and the LHC
April 20, 2025Physics and Astronomy Alumni Listings Updated
April 18, 2025Luis Flores Sanchez to present at National Counsel on Undergraduate Research
March 10, 2025UNM Physics Day set for April 19
February 25, 2025
