Applied Physical Sciences at UNC

The Department of Applied Physical Sciences, APS, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an interdisciplinary program that includes its own faculty as well as joint faculty from Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and other departments across the University.

APS enables cross-fertilization of traditional sciences, with engineering, chemical engineering and materials, in order to solve societal and technological problems related to energy, water, novel materials, and devices.

APS engages in research and training in applications of the physical sciences with an emphasis on translation of discoveries to the marketplace.