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Welcome to the CSU Physics Department

The CSU Physics Department provides high-quality, affordable, and flexible education. Alumni of the department are highly successful in obtaining employment at leading institutions (e.g. NASA, Intel, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, UH, GE, Philips, CERN, National Renewable Energy Lab) and prestigious graduate programs (e.g. John Hopkins U., Carnegie Mellon U., CWRU, Caltech).

The department provides extensive opportunities for student engagement. These include faculty-coordinated research, involvement in teaching activities, and a nationally recognized Society of Physics Students (SPS) chapter. The latter provides leadership, participation in student life, networking, and service opportunities for interested students.

Department Highlights:

  • Degree offerings: Minor; Bachelor of Arts (BA); Bachelor of Science (BS and BS Honors); Master of Science (MS).
  • The number of BS/BA degrees awarded is 2nd largest among the public universities in Northeastern Ohio (AIP Statistics - 3-year average 2019/2020/2021).
  • The number of MS degrees awarded is tied for 3rd largest among all universities in Ohio (AIP Statistics 2021).
  • Host of a National Science Foundation-sponsored site for Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) since 2017.
  • More than $4.5M in external funding for research projects that involve undergraduate students through grants from NSF, DOE, NIH, Research Corporation in the last fifteen years.
  • An award-winning chapter of Society of Physics Students (SPS): 11 Marsh White Awards from the American Institute of Physics for science outreach; distinguished as Outstanding  SPS Chapter (top 1-3%) for more than 12 years.
  • In the last decade, 3 University Valedictorians; 4 College Valedictorians (3 COSHP & 1 Engineering); 1 YWCA Dr. Jennie S. Hwang Award (a first for a CSU student); and 1 Distinguished Alumni Award were Physics majors.

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Physics News

CSU’s SPS Chapter prepares for the 2025 Sigma Pi Sigma Congress

This year the Sigma Pi Sigma (SPS); Physics Honors Society together with the Society of Physics Students (SPS) will host 2025 Physics and Astronomy Congress in downtown Denver Co...

Physics Newsletter Vol3 Issue 2 Now Available!

Last month we released the most recent issue (Volume 3, Issue 2) of the Physics Newsletter: the Spring 2025 issue! It covers some exciting stories, ranging from the upcoming CSU ...

Recent graduate enters PhD program in Material Science and Engineering

The Physics Department at CSU played a pivotal role in shaping my academic and professional growth. The rigorous coursework and research opportunities provided me with a strong f...

From a summer CSU - USRA project on microgels to fighting antibiotic resistance with bacteriophages

Our alumna Dr. Krista Freeman (’11 BS Honors Physics, Distinguished CSU Alumna ‘16) has been studying biomedically relevant nanoparticles since her time at CSU. Currently as ...

Physics Newsletter Vol2 Issue 2

Greetings from the CSU Physics Department!

Today we are releasing our next Physics Newsletter: the Spring 2024 issue! Once again it covers some exciting stories, ranging from ...

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Department of Physics
2121 Euclid Avenue, PHY
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Science Building (SI)
2399 Euclid Avenue, Rm. 112

Contact Us
Phone: 216.687.2425
Fax: 216.523.7268
physics.dept@csuohio.edu