Physicists ask the most fundamental questions about science. Why are we here? What are we made of?

Physicists at New Mexico Tech are specifically fascinated by phenomena in the Earth's atmosphere and in deep space.

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Active Research Groups:

Astrophysics 

Atmospheric Physics

Affilitated Institutions:

Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Jansky Very Large Array

Magdalena Ridge Observatory

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This video provides a glimpse of what it's like to be a student in the Physics Department at New Mexico Tech. It was created by Physics PhD student Daniel Jensen.