The former Northwest Institute of Technology, East China Aviation College and Xi'an Aeronautical Institute all have physics teaching and research departments.

In 1957, the Department of Physics (Department 105) of the Basic Course Department of Northwestern Polytechnical University was established;

In 1960, the Department of Engineering Physics was established (later failed to establish for some reason);

In 1960, about 80 third-grade students were selected to set up a physics teacher class;

In 1972 and 1977, one physics teacher class was enrolled;

In 1982, the Department of Mathematical Mechanics of Northwestern Polytechnical University was established (including the Department of Physics, etc.);

1982, Department of Mathematical Mechanics, Northwestern Polytechnical University (including Department of Physics, etc.)

In 1982, the Department of Physics was moved from the second floor of the old basic course building to the basic course building (now Yizi Building);

In 1982, the Department of Physics was moved from the second floor of the old basic building to the basic building (now Yizi Building)

In 1985, the undergraduate major in applied physics was established;

In 1987, the Department of Applied Physics was established.

In 1990, he established a master's program in physical electronics and optoelectronics with the sixth department (now the School of Electronics and Information);

In 1993, he was granted the right to grant master's degrees in materials physics and chemistry;

In 1995, he was approved to grant master's degrees in optics second-level disciplines;

In 1996, he was approved as the Key Laboratory of Space Materials Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province;

In 1997, he was approved to grant master's degree in condensed matter physics;

In October 1997, Academician Lu Yongxiang, then President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, came to the college to inspect;

In 1997, "Space Rapid Solidification Ground Simulation Method and Experimental Device" won the second prize of National Technological Invention Award (winners: Wei Bingbo, Dong Changxing, Cao Chongde, Wang Nan);

In 1998, he was approved to grant doctoral degrees in materials physics and chemistry and master's degrees in optical engineering.

In June 2000, Ding Shisun, then vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, came to inspect the college;

In June 2000, Ding Shisun, then Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, visited the college

In 2000, the undergraduate major in materials physics was established;

In 2001, the undergraduate major of optical information science and technology (renamed as optoelectronic information science and engineering in 2013) was established;

In December 2001, Li Lanqing, then member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, came to visit the college;

In December 2001, Li Lanqing, then member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, came to visit the college

In 2002, the secondary discipline of material physics and chemistry was rated as a national key discipline;

In July 2003, the Faculty of Science (including the Department of Applied Physics, etc.) was established on the basis of the Department of Applied Mathematics, the Department of Applied Physics and the Department of Chemical Engineering.

In 2003, he was approved to grant doctoral degrees in optical engineering and second-level disciplines in condensed matter physics, and won the second prize of National Natural Science Award for "Research on Deep Subcooling and Rapid Crystal Growth of Liquid Metals" (winners: Wei Bingbo, Xie Wenjun, Cao Chongde, Wang Nan, Lu Xiaoyu);

In 2004, he was approved to grant a master's degree in the field of optical engineering;

In September 2005, "Construction of Multi-level Applied Physics Education System and Training of High-quality Innovative Talents" won the second prize of National Teaching Achievement Award (winners: Chen Changle, Wei Bingbo, Guan Yufeng, Bao Yinluan, Lu Fuyi);

In November 2005, Zeng Qinghong, then member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice president of the People's Republic of China, came to the university to inspect the scientific research achievements of the college;

In November 2005, Wu Bangguo, then member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, visited the college;

In 2005, it was approved as the Physics Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Shaanxi Province;

In September 2006, the first batch of new students settled in Chang'an Campus to offer new student courses;

In 2007, the discipline of materials physics and chemistry was rated as a national key discipline, and the discipline of materials science and engineering jointly built was rated as a national key discipline.

In April 2007, the Space Materials Laboratory won the National May Day Labor Award;

In July 2008, the Yizi Building of the Friendship Campus was moved to the School of Science Building of Chang'an Campus;

In July 2008, the Yizi Building of the Friendship Campus was moved to the School of Science Building of Chang'an Campus

In 2010, he was approved to grant doctoral degrees in first-level disciplines in physics;

In 2011, Professor Wei Bingbo was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;

In 2012, physics entered the top 1% of ESI's global subject rankings for the first time;

In 2012, condensed matter physics and optics were approved as key disciplines of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and applied physics was approved as key majors of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

In 2014, it was approved to set up a postdoctoral research mobile station in physics;

In 2017, the jointly constructed material science and engineering discipline was identified as the national "double first-class" construction discipline;

In 2019, it was approved to set up a postdoctoral research mobile station in optical engineering;

In September 2019, physics once again entered the top 1% of ESI's global subject rankings;

In November 2019, the School of Physical Science and Technology was established;

In November 2019, the School of Physical Science and Technology was established

In July 2020, the Party Committee of the School of Physical Science and Technology was established.