School of Physics & Astronomy
School of Physics and Astronomy
Indulge your curiosity and creativity. Explore new ways to understand the world. Discover new perspectives on the Universe.
Undergraduate
Gain knowledge and skills for a wide variety of careers, while indulging your curiosity about the Universe.
Honours
An extra year to extend your knowledge and skills with advanced coursework and a research project.
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Latest news from Physics and Astronomy
Koos control: The man who made the Apollo 11 Moon landing possible
If it wasn’t for Dick Koos, it seems certain that the 20 July, 1969, Apollo 11 Moon landing would have been aborted just 10 minutes from completing the assignment announced by President John F. Kennedy eight years earlier.
Order from chaos: Monash vortex study first proof of decades-old theory
A Monash study published today offers the first proof of a 70-year-old theory of turbulence.
New lens design is set to revolutionise electron microscopes
Understanding the connection between atomic structure and the magnetic structure it produces could enable designing magnetic materials and devices, like computer memory, from the atomistic scale.
Monash physicists discover new clue to planet formation
An international study led by the Monash School of Physics and Astronomy has discovered the first observational evidence for the existence of circumplanetary discs.
A structural issue: breaking down glass to make it stronger
For most of us, a glass of water doesn’t appear to be an unfathomable mystery, but for Monash materials scientist Amelia Liu, it represents one of the “grand challenges” of physics.