- Astrophysics studies the large scale structure of the universe.
- Atomic and molecular optics research uses light to trap, image, and manipulate atoms individually or in groups, and study their interactions at the quantum level.
- Condensed matter researchers study how the physical properties of materials arise from their basic quantum structure and interactions.
- Seismic tomography uses earthquakes to probe the earth's inner structure.
- Particle and Nuclear Physics study the small-scale structure of the universe