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Interdisciplinary Areas

Physics and Astronomy faculty members and students are engaged in interdisciplinary work in a number of areas, including the following:

Thunderstorm and clouds

Atmospheric and Environmental Physics

Mathematical equations

Mathematical Physics

Medical equipment within a hospital.

Medical and Biomedical Physics

Optical fibers

Optics and Photonics

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