The George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy builds on the interface between Astrophysics, High Energy Experiment, and High Energy Theory to advance our knowledge and understanding of the Universe. We explore the Universe from the lightest particles to its most massive structures through vibrant research programs centered on theory, observations, and experiments. We are dedicated to sharing our knowledge and the excitement of discovery through education and public outreach, conferences, workshops, and a visitors’ program. The Mitchell Institute is part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Science at Texas A&M University.
Upcoming Events
The Milky Way and Andromeda: Galactic Twins or Distant Cousins? Astronomy
Speaker: Ekta Patel (University of Utah)
Mar 25, 2025 @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy,, Seminar Room: M102
Mesogenesis with a Morphing Mediator (3M) HEPEC
Speaker: Gilly Elor (University of Texas at Austin)
Mar 27, 2025 @ 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy,, Seminar Room: M102
The LWA Swarm - Exploring the Sky at Low Frequencies Astronomy
Speaker: Greg Taylor (University of New Mexico)
Apr 1, 2025 @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy,, Seminar Room: M102
Latest News
Texas A&M Astronomers Recap Observational Opportunities Realized Through Dark Energy Survey
To date, only 5% of the universe’s content has been defined, known as ordinary matter that forms us and our surroundings. The remaining 95% is made up of two exotic entities that have never been produced in the laboratory and whose physical nature is still unknown — dark matter, which accounts for 25% of the […]
Honoring Excellence: Texas A&M’s College Of Arts And Sciences Celebrates Scholarship Recipients, Distinguished Former Students And Exceptional Faculty
Dr. Lynn Hagan has long known the timeless value in studying human existence and supporting others in their own exploration of what it means to be human. As an undergraduate student at Texas A&M in the early 1970s, she became one of the first students to enroll in the anthropology program when it was created […]
Small But Mighty: TESSERACT Joins The Hunt For Dark Matter
In a paper posted on March 5 to the online repository arXiv, TESSERACT researchers including Texas A&M physicist Rupak Mahapatra presented their first dark matter results, finding no evidence of low-mass dark matter between masses of 44 MeV/c2 and 87 MeV/c2 (where MeV is millions of electronvolts). For comparison, the mass of a proton is […]