The Department of Physics offers Ph.D. degrees through an increasingly strong, broad, and diverse, graduate program that successfully prepares our students for careers in academia, industry, and teaching.
Externally funded research is the foundation of our graduate program, which prepares our students for scientific challenges in private industry, government labs, or academia.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy (DPA) has over 30 full time faculty members with broad research interests and close to 80 graduate students, most of whom are Ph.D. students. Excellent opportunities for research are available in many areas.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers the Ph.D. degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Ph.D. degree in Physics, and the Master of Quantum Science and Technology (M.Q.S.T.) degree.
The Physics Department has a faculty committed to teaching excellence while vigorously pursuing nationally and internationally recognized research in nanomaterials, particle physics, astrophysics, space physics, and nano-bio physics.