The Department has major research programs in:
- Atmospheric spectroscopy and radiometry, involving worldwide studies of infrared radiation using high-altitude balloons, research aircraft, and ground-based equipment and theoretical studies of molecular studies of molecular spectra - Infrared astronomy, using the department's observatory at the summit of Mt. Evans (4,313 m) and other facilities and data sources
- Solid state physics and materials research, investigating and characterizing the mechanical properties of metals and composites with acoustic emission, damping, and resonance apparatus - Solar-terrestrial and magnetospheric physics, examining the effects on the earth's atmosphere of incoming particulate radiation - Atomic and molecular physics, concentrating on excitation, ionization, and charge transfer in atomic and molecular collisions (using fast hydrogen/proton, atomic oxygen, and other atomic/molecular/ion beam facilities and ultrasonic interferometers)
- Surface science, using state-of-the-art equipment, and varied research on photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as well as on-campus facilities
Additional Program Information
Accreditation:
The University of Denver is accredited as a doctoral degree-granting institution by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
