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Our Mission
- Provide a world-class education to its students that will prepare them for a diverse range of professional careers requiring a strong technical background.
- Perform cutting-edge research across broad and inter-disciplinary fields.
- Share expertise and communicate the excitement of science both locally and globally.
These goals have led the Department of Physics at UC Santa Barbara from relative obscurity 40 years ago to placement as one of the most innovative and robust programs in the country.
