The ISU Physics department conducts research specializing in the following areas.

1. Homelandsecurity/nuclear nonproliferation/nuclear safeguards

2. Environmental monitoring

3. Materials Science

4. General Health Physics

5. Accelerator Physics

6. Cross Cutting / Interdisciplinary Research
          - Photon activation analysis
          -Radiobiology

7. K -12 Educational Programs

8. In Service Teacher Programs