Research Facilities

The Columbia Physics Department participates in a number of specialized research centers and laboratories both on-campus and off-campus. The department administers or co-administers the following laboratory centers, each with its own research facilities:

    Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
    Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory

    This is a collaborative research effort between the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Physics at Columbia University.

    Columbia Nevis Laboratories
    Columbia Nevis Laboratories

    This off-campus laboratory is home to experimental astrophysics, nuclear physics, and particle physics research groups. It houses clean rooms, and state-of-the-art electronics shops with engineering support staff, computing facilities, and office space.

    Microelectronics Sciences Laboratories/Columbia Radiation Laboratory
    Microelectronics Sciences Laboratories/Columbia Radiation Laboratory

    The Columbia Radiation Laboratory presently supports multi-disciplinary research in the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, and Chemical Engineering.

    Research Center affiliations include:

    Data Science Institute
    Data Science Institute
    Environmental Molecular Science Institute
    Environmental Molecular Science Institute
    Center for Electron Transport in Molecular Nanostructures
    Center for Electron Transport in Molecular Nanostructures
    Materials Science and Research Engineering Center
    Materials Science and Research Engineering Center

    Additional research facilities available to Columbia Physics Department affiliates include: 

    CEPSR Cleanroom
    CEPSR Cleanroom

    This facility is dedicated to providing the instrumentation, technical expertise, and team-teaching environment to stimulate collaborative research in nanoscale technology. The facility supports the creation and evaluation of devices and materials with state-of-the-art fabrication.

    Shared High Performance Computing
    Shared High Performance Computing

    CUIT’s High Performance Computing service provides a cluster of computing resources that power transactions across numerous research groups and departments at the University, as well as additional projects and initiatives as demand and resources allow. 

    Columbia Physics Design Laboratory
    Columbia Physics Design Laboratory

    Affiliated Departments:

    The Columbia Physics Department maintains close links with many other departments (through joint faculty appointments and direct and significant faculty research collaboration). Affiliated departments include: 

    Astronomy
    Applied Physics
    Barnard Physics
    Electrical Engineering
    Computer Science
    Mathematics