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Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Welcome to the Rutgers Department of Physics and Astronomy. Our research and education missions cover a vast extent. With our research we aim to advance knowledge about the physical world through measurement, observation, simulation, and theory. Our teaching mission is designed for the needs of non-science majors, engineering or medical students, majors planning on a career in research or indeed any student interested in how the world works!

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Saurabh Jha was interviewed by PBS

(Sept 4, 2026)

 Saurabh Jha was interviewed by PBS NJ Spotlight about the Vera C. Ruben Observatory’s massive survey of the southern sky that is beginning this year. The interview was aired at the beginning of September. You can listen to it here (the interview with Saurabh starts at the 18:13 time mark and runs for ~10 minutes):

https://www.thirteen.org/programs/nj-spotlight-news/nj-spotlight-news-september-3-2026-1788457921/

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