Long-term experimental or theoretical project and thesis in Physics under supervision of a faculty member. Planning of the thesis project is recommended to begin as early as middle of the junior year. Successful completion of a senior thesis requires a minimum of 3 units for a letter grade completed during the senior year, along with the other formal thesis and physics major requirements. Students doing research for credit prior to senior year should sign up for Physics PHYSICS 190. Prerequisites: superior work as an undergraduate Physics major and approval of the thesis application.
Long-term experimental or theoretical project and thesis in Physics under supervision of a faculty member. Planning of the thesis project is recommended to begin as early as middle of the junior year. Successful completion of a senior thesis requires a minimum of 3 units for a letter grade completed during the senior year, along with the other formal thesis and physics major requirements. Students doing research for credit prior to senior year should sign up for Physics 190. Prerequisites: superior work as an undergraduate Physics major and approval of the thesis application.
Offered in Autumn 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 at Stanford University.
Autumn 2025 sections
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ahmed, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wieman, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mabuchi, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lev, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Laughlin, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kuo, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Khemani, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kasevich, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Irwin, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hollberg, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Qi, X. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Petrosian, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Peskin, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Pande, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ouellette, N. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moler, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Manoharan, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schwartzman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shen, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Safavi-Naeini, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schleier-Smith, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Romani, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Roodman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raghu, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raubenheimer, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wagoner, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tompkins, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Vuckovic, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Susskind, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Suzuki, Y. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Silverstein, E. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stanford, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Fisher, I. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Feldman, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hogan, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hayden, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gratta, G. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Graham, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chu, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cappelli, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Choi, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Burchat, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Drell, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dimopoulos, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Clandinin, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Church, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Blandford, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bucksbaum, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dixon, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lantz, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wechsler, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Quake, S., Dunn, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Allen, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bryant, Z. (Graduate)
Winter 2026 sections
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Allen, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raubenheimer, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Romani, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Roodman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Safavi-Naeini, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schwartzman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shen, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Silverstein, E. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stanford, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Susskind, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Suzuki, Y. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tompkins, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Vuckovic, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wieman, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kasevich, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Irwin, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kuo, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Khemani, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lev, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Laughlin, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Manoharan, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mabuchi, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ahmed, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moler, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Peskin, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Qi, X. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Petrosian, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raghu, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chu, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Feldman, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Clandinin, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dimopoulos, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Graham, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Fisher, I. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hogan, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gratta, G. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hayden, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Burchat, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bucksbaum, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Blandford, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Devakul, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wechsler, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schleier-Smith, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dixon, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cappelli, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lantz, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hollberg, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Quake, S., Dunn, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bryant, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Clark, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wagoner, R. (Graduate)
Spring 2026 sections
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Allen, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Romani, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raubenheimer, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raghu, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Qi, X. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Devakul, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kuo, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Khemani, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kasevich, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Irwin, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hogan, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hayden, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Petrosian, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Peskin, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stifter, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ahmed, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Manoharan, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lev, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cappelli, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Burchat, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Blandford, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bucksbaum, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Graham, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gratta, G. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Good, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Feldman, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Fisher, I. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dimopoulos, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mabuchi, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schwartzman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shen, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Silverstein, E. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stanford, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Susskind, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Suzuki, Y. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tompkins, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Vuckovic, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Roodman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Safavi-Naeini, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wechsler, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wieman, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hollberg, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lantz, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wagoner, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schleier-Smith, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tanaka, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Clark, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA (Graduate)
Summer 2026 sections
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Feldman, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Fisher, I. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dimopoulos, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Drell, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Clandinin, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cappelli, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chu, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hollberg, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Irwin, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hayden, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hogan, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Graham, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gratta, G. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Goldhaber-Gordon, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Good, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moler, K. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Manoharan, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mabuchi, H. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Lev, B. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Laughlin, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kuo, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Khemani, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kasevich, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raubenheimer, T. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Raghu, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Quake, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Qi, X. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Petrosian, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Peskin, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Pande, V. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ouellette, N. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Bucksbaum, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Blandford, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Choi, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Burchat, P. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Alonso, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Romani, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Roodman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Safavi-Naeini, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schleier-Smith, M. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schwartzman, A. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shen, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Silverstein, E. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stanford, D. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Susskind, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Suzuki, Y. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Tompkins, L. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Vuckovic, J. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wagoner, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wechsler, R. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wieman, C. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Allen, S. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Ahmed, Z. (Graduate)
Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dixon, L. (Graduate)