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UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA,
SAN
DIEGO
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
La Jolla, California 92093– 0319
http://physics.ucsd.edu/
General University Information
Chancellor: Pradeep K. Khosla
Dean of Graduate School: Kim E. Barrett
University website: http://www.ucsd.edu/
Control: Public
Setting: Suburban
Total Faculty: 1,246
Total Graduate Faculty: 1,246
Total number of Students: 33,735
Total number of Graduate Students: 5,257
Department Information
Department Chairman: Prof. Benjamin Grinstein, Chair
Department Contact: Sharmila Poddar, Graduate Coordinator
Total full-time faculty: 53
Total number of full-time equivalent positions: 53
Full-Time Graduate Students: 161
First-Year Graduate Students: 22
Female First-Year Students: 9
Total Post Doctorates: 43
Department Address
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093– 0319
Phone: 共858兲822-1074
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://physics.ucsd.edu/
ADMISSIONS
Admission Contact Information
Address admission inquiries to: Graduate Admissions Office, Department of Physics (0319), 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA
92093– 0319
Phone: 共858兲 534-3293
E-mail: [email protected]
Admissions website: https://gradapply.ucsd.edu/
Application deadlines
Fall admission:
U.S. students: December 15
Int’l. students: December 15
Application fee
U.S. students: $105
Int’l. students: $125
Admissions information
For Fall of 2016:
Number of applicants: 556
Number admitted: 87
Number enrolled: 22
Admission requirements
Bachelor’s degree requirements: Entering graduate students are
required to have a sound knowledge of undergraduate mechanics, electricity, and magnetism; to have had senior
courses or their equivalent in atomic and quantum physics,
nuclear physics, and thermodynamics; and to have taken upper division laboratory work.
Minimum undergraduate GPA: 3.0
GRE requirements
The GRE is required.
The GRE examinations must be taken no later than November
in order for the scores to be considered by the Admissions
Committee. Incomplete files and applications received after
December 15th will be considered only if space is available.
Advanced GRE requirements
The Advanced GRE is required.
TOEFL requirements
The TOEFL exam is required for students from non-Englishspeaking countries.
The minimum TOEFL score required is 213 for computer-based
(CBT) and 80 for internet based (iBT). The minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score required is Band Score 7. The Test for Spoken English (TSE)
is highly recommended. International Students whose native
language is not English will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency before they may serve as teaching
assistants.
Other admissions information
Additional requirements: The average GRE scores for admitted
students for 2016 –2017 were verbal–159; quantitative–166;
advanced– 895.
Undergraduate preparation assumed: Griffiths, Introduction to
Electrodynamics; Dubin, Numerical and Analytical Methods
for Scientists and Engineers; Thornton and Marion, Classical
Dynamics; Barnaal, Analog Electronics for Scientific Application; Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics; Griffiths,
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics; Gasiorowicz, Quantum
Physics; Sakurai, Advanced Quantum Mechanics; Carter,
Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics; Kittel and Zetti,
Introduction to Solid State Physics; Luth and Ibach, SolidState Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science.
TUITION
Tuition year 2016 –17:
Tuition for in-state residents
Full-time students: $16,630.77 annual
Tuition for out-of-state residents
Full-time students: $31,732.77 annual
Based on a proposed graduate student fees/tuition. Amounts subject to change.
Credit hours per semester to be considered full-time: 12
Deferred tuition plan:
Health insurance: Yes, 3546.00.
Other academic fees: Health insurance is included in student fees.
Academic term: Quarter
Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants,
and Fellowships
Number of first-year
Teaching Assistants: 11
Research Assistants: 3
Fellowship students: 3
Average stipend per academic year
Teaching Assistant: $19,279.44
Research Assistant: $19,715.05
Fellowship student: $22,000
Only select students receive a fellowship stipend.
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FINANCIAL AID
Loans
Loans are available for U.S. students.
Loans are not available for international students.
GAPSFAS application required: No
FAFSA application required: Yes
For further information
Address financial aid inquiries to: Student Financial Services,
0013 Graduate Division, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA
92093– 0013.
Phone: 共858兲 534-4480
E-mail: [email protected]
Financial aid website: http://ogs.ucsd.edu/financial-support/index
.html
HOUSING
Availability of on-campus housing
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, OR PROGRAMS
Single students: Yes
Married students: Yes
For further information
Address housing inquiries to: ARCH (Associated Residential
Community Housing), 9500 Gilman Drive, Department 0907,
La Jolla, CA 92093– 0907.
Phone: 共858兲 822-6274
Housing aid website: http://hdh.ucsd.edu/arch/gradhousing.asp
Table A—Faculty, Enrollments, and Degrees Granted
Enrollment
Fall 2014
Number of Degrees
Granted
2015–16 (2011–16)
2015–16
Faculty
Master’s
1
2
–
–
–
7
–
–
–
–
–
–(1)
13
–
24
–
–
2(22)
2
10
2
–
–
–
1
23
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1(22)
1(5)
17
–
10
–
–
–
20
2
15
–
–
–
–
–
–
1(31)
–
4(18)
8
6
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
4
–
16
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3(18)
–
1(4)
–
3(7)
–
Total
–
–
136
–
3(18)
13(110)
Full-time Grad. Stud.
First-year Grad. Stud.
–
–
–
–
160
30
–
–
–
–
Research Specialty
Acoustics
Applied Mathematics
Astrophysics/
Astronomy
Atomic, Molecular, &
Optical Physics
Biophysics
Computational Science
Condensed Matter
Physics
Elementary Particles
High Energy Physics
Materials Science,
Metallurgy
Nonlinear Dynamics
Physics Education
Plasma and Fusion
Non-specialized
Doctorate
Master’s
Terminal
Master’s
Doctorate
–
–
GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Master’s: A ⬙B⬙ average in 36 units of graduate work and a comprehensive written examination are required. A thesis is not
required. There is no language requirement. Three quarters
of residency are required. UCSD does not offer a terminal
master’s degree in Physics.
Doctorate: A ⬙B⬙ average must be maintained in all coursework.
A comprehensive departmental examination at the beginning
of the second year, completion of five advanced courses, com-
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pletion of teaching requirement, followed by an oral qualifying examination for advancement to candidacy are required. A dissertation and successful oral defense of
dissertation are required. There is no language requirement.
Six quarters residency are required.
Other Degrees: A Ph.D. in Physics (Biophysics) is also available. This option has the same requirements as the regular
Ph.D., except that the departmental examination can be taken
at beginning of the third year and five courses related to the
life sciences are required. A Ph.D. with a specialization in
computational science (CSME) is designed to allow students
to obtain training in their chosen field of science, mathematics, or engineering, with additional training in computational science integrated into their graduate studies. Prospective students must apply and be admitted into the Ph.D.
program in physics, and then be admitted into the CSME program.
Thesis: Thesis may not be written in absentia.
Departmental facilities include excellent electronics and machine
shops, a liquid He facility, and extensive computing facilities.
Additional computing support is available from the campusbased San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC).
Table B—Separately Budgeted Research Expenditures
by Source of Support
Source of Support
Departmental
Research
Physics-related Research
Outside Department
Federal government
State/local government
Non-profit organizations
Business and industry
Other
$18,616,454.29
$840,057.17
$10,030,781.2
$285,619.5
Total
$29,772,912.16
Table C—Separately Budgeted Research Expenditures
by Research Specialty
Research Specialty
Astrophysics/Astronomy
Biophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
Elementary Particles/High Energy
Plasma and Fusion
Other
Total
No. of Grants
Expenditures ($)
13
53
40
23
11
7
$1,732,659.67
$9,889,601.85
$9,403,052.46
$6,316,099.93
$2,160,639.08
$270,859.17
147
$29,772,912.16
FACULTY
Distinguished University Professor
Abarbanel, Henry D. I., Ph.D., Princeton University, 1966. Biophysics. Nonlinear dynamics of fluids; optical systems and
neural assemblies; geophysical fluid dynamics and physical
oceanography.
Diamond, Patrick H., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Theoretical plasma physics and astrophysics; nonlinear dynamics.
Fuller, George M., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology,
1981. Astrophysics. Astrophysics/Astronomy. My research
centers on nuclear and particle astrophysics and a few issues
in gravitation. Recent work by my group and me includes
calculation of neutrino flavor transformation in supernovae
and the early universe, neutrino mass in cosmology, sterile
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super-massive stars.
Grinstein, Benjamin, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1984. Elementary particle theory. Interested in mathematical models of
the interactions of elementary particles: creating models, developing methods to analyze them and confronting them with
experiment. Interested as well in formal aspects of Quantum
Field Theory.
Kleinfeld, David, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego,
1984. Biophysics, Neuroscience/Neuro Physics. Experimental
and computational neuroscience and neurovascular studies at
the cellular through systems level; Advancements in electrical
instrumentation, molecular probes, and optical microscopy for
imaging and manipulation.
Kuti, Julius, Ph.D., Hungary, 1967. Elementary particles and
fields.
Manohar, Aneesh V., Ph.D., Harvard University, 1983. High
Energy Physics. Elementary particle physics. Theoretical
high-energy physics and cosmology.
Maple, M. Brian, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego,
1969. Superconductivity; magnetism, strongly correlated
electron phenomena; high-pressure physics; surface science.
Norman, Michael L., Ph.D., University of California, Davis,
1980. Astrophysics. Computational astrophysics and cosmology.
Schuller, Ivan K., Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1976. Condensed Matter Physics. Experimental condensed matter physics; materials science (thin films, heterostructures, magnetism,
nanostructures, and superconductivity).
Sinha, Sunil K., Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1964. Condensed Matter Physics. Neutron and X-ray scattering studies
of condensed matter.
Surko, Clifford M., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley,
1968. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Experimental
studies of nonlinear non-equilibrium phenomena, plasma
physics using positrons and positron–matter interactions.
Professor
Arovas, Daniel P., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter theory; statistical mechanics.
Averitt, Richard D., Ph.D., Rice University, 1998. Condensed
Matter Physics. Experimental condensed matter. Correlated
electron materials; transition metal oxides; metamaterials;
plasmonics; ultrafast optical and terahertz spectroscopy.
Basov, Dmitri N., Ph.D., Lebedev Institute, USSR, 1991. Chair,
Department of Physics. Condensed Matter Physics. Experimental condensed matter. Novel electronic and magnetic materials; meta-materials; advanced methods for optical spectroscopy and nano-imaging.
Branson, James G., Ph.D., Princeton University, 1977. High Energy Physics. Experimental elementary particle physics. My
group has recently found a new ⬙Higgs-like⬙ boson at the
Large Hadron Collider in the decay mode into two photons.
We have played a leading role in the search for the Higgs
in this mode, where the strongest signal has been observed.
Now we are working on measuring the properties of this new
particle to determine whether it is simply a Standard Model
Higgs or something much more interesting.
Burgasser, Adam, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology,
2001. Astrophysics. Astrophysics/Astronomy. Observational
astrophysics; low mass stars, brown dwarfs and extrasolar
planets; near-infrared instrumentation.
Butov, Leonid V., Ph.D., Institute of Solid State Physics, 1991.
Condensed Matter Physics, Optics. Experimental condensed
matter physics. Studies of basic properties of electron-hole
systems in semiconductors and development of new methods
for optoelectronic signal processing.
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Coil,Alison,Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,2004.Astrophysics. Astrophysics/Astronomy. Observer, studying distant,
high-redshift galaxies and accreting supermassive black holes,
as well as outflowing galactic winds.
Di Ventra, Massimiliano, Ph.D., Ecole Polytechnique Federale
de Lausanne, 1997. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed
matter physics. Interests are in the theory of non-equilibrium
phenomena in nanoscale and biological systems, with particular focus on applicative contexts. Employs both analytical and
numerical approaches to understand and predict the behavior
of many-body systems out of equilibrium.
Dubin, Daniel H. E., Ph.D., Princeton University, 1984. Computational Physics. Theoretical plasma physics. I am a plasma
theorist working mainly on nonneutral plasmas, such as pure
electron plasmas or pure ion plasmas. In addition to plasma
physics this work involves statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics and advanced computer simulation methods.
Fogler, Michael M., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1997. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter theory. Theoretical
study of low dimensional and nanoscale electron systems, in
particular, graphene, semiconductor nanowires and quantum
wells. Investigation of correlations, disorder, and quantum effects in transport and optical properties of such materials.
Hirsch, Jorge E., Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1980. Condensed
Matter Physics. Theoretical condensed matter physics.
Holst, Michael, Ph.D., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 1993. Director: Mathematical and Computational
Physics Research Group. Co-Director: Center for Computational Mathematics. Biophysics. Biophysics, mathematical
physics, general relativity.
Hwa, Terence T.-L., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. Biophysics, High Energy Physics. Statistical
mechanics; biological physics; systems biology; molecular
evolution; genomics; condensed matter physics; dynamics of
complex systems; polymer physics.
Intriligator, Kenneth A., Ph.D., Harvard University, 1992. High
Energy Physics. Elementary particle physics. High-energy
theory topics: quantum field theory, supersymmetry, string
theory, and dualities.
Jenkins, Elizabeth, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1989. Nuclear
Physics. Elementary particle physics.
Keating, Brian, Ph.D., Brown University, 2000. Astrophysics.
Astrophysics/Astronomy. Cosmic Microwave Background,
Experimental cosmology, low noise electronics, and detector
physics.
Murphy, Thomas M., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology,
2000. Vice Chair of Education, Physics. Astrophysics. Astrophysics/Astronomy. Tests fundamental gravitation by measuring the Earth-Moon separation to millimeter precision using an apparatus he and his group constructed for the Apache
Point Observatory in New Mexico.
Sharma, Vivek A., Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990. High Energy Physics. Prof. Sharma’s group is engaged in Higgs boson
physics with the CMS detector at the Large Hadron collider
at CERN.
Smith, Douglas E., Ph.D., Stanford University, 1999. Biophysics.
Biophysics. We conduct research in experimental biophysics,
primarily using optical tweezers to manipulate single DNA
molecules. Topics include viral DNA packaging, molecular
motors, and protein-DNA interactions.
Tytler, David, Ph.D., University of London, 1982. Astrophysics.
Cosmology and galaxy formation; quasars; ultraviolet, optical
and infrared observations; telescopes and astronomical instrumentation; other planetary systems.
Vergassola, Massimo, Ph.D., University Nice Sophia-Antipolis,
1994. Biophysics. Biological physics, statistical physics. Current topics include bacterial motility and physiology, biological sensory systems and turbulent transport.
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Wuerthwein, Frank, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1995. Elementary particle physics. Interested in search for new physics at
the LHC. CMS SUSY convener for 2013/14.
Yagil, Avraham, Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science, 1989.
High Energy Physics. Experimental high-energy physics at
the large hadron collider.
Schoetz-Collins, Eva-Mara, Ph.D., University of Dresden, 2007.
Biophysics. Experimental biophysics.
Wright, Shelley, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles,
2008. Astrophysics. Experimental astrophysics. We design
and build optical and near-infrared astronomical instrumentation and specialize in their use with adaptive optics.
Associate Professor
Dudko, Olga K., Ph.D., Institute for Low Temperature Physics
and Engineering, Kharkov, Ukraine, 2001. Biophysics. Theoretical biophysics.
Groisman, Alexander, Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science,
2001. Biophysics. Experimental biophysics, fluid mechanics,
microfluidics, mechanobiology.
Keres, Dusan, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
2007. Astrophysics. Astrophysics/Astronomy. Galaxy formation and evolution; cosmological simulations.
McGreevy, John, Ph.D., Stanford University, 2002. High Energy
Physics. High-energy theory.
Shpyrko, Oleg, Ph.D., Harvard University, 2004. Condensed
Matter Physics. Condensed matter physics. We use X-ray,
light and neutron scattering, as well as scanning probes to
understand and manipulate the behavior of materials at the
nanoscale, including problems that range from soft to hard
condensed matter.
Wu, Congjun, Ph.D., Stanford University, 2005. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter physics. Wu’s research interest
covers the theoretical study of new states of matter in condensed matter systems, including unconventional magnetism
and superconductivity, orbital physics, spin-orbit coupling
and spintronics, excitons, quantum phase transitions and criticality, strongly correlated bosonic and fermionic systems with
cold atoms, and numerical algorithms for two dimensional
quantum systems.
Emeritus
McIlwain, Carl E., Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1960. Research
Professor. Space physics; experimental and theoretical studies
of planetary magnetospheres; observational and instrumental
astrophysics.
Ohkawa, Tihiro, Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 1955. Plasma and
Fusion. Experimental plasma physics and controlled fusion.
Pathria, Raj K., Ph.D., University of Delhi, 1957. Statistical &
Thermal Physics. Statistical physics; quantum physics; lowtemperature physics.
Peterson, Laurence E., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1960.
Research Professor. Astrophysics. X- and gamma-ray astronomy; cosmic rays; space physics; balloon and satellite instrumentation.
Assistant Professor
Barreiro, Julio T., Ph.D., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2008. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics,
Condensed Matter Physics. Experimental atomic, molecular,
and optical physics; ultracold atoms in optical lattices; trapped
ions; quantum computation; quantum simulations.
Jun, Suckjoon, Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, 2004. Biophysics. Experimental biophysics.
Konopacky, Quinn M., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2009. Astrophysics. Planet formation and evolution;
high contrast imaging; star formation; stellar and substellar
evolution; orbital dynamics; high angular resolution imaging
and spectroscopy; adaptive optics; astrometry; speckle interferometry; optical and infrared astronomy.
Koslover, Elena F., Ph.D., Stanford, 2013. Biophysics, Theoretical Physics. We study collective physical phenomena in living
cells, pulling together techniques from statistical and continuum mechanics to shed light on cell biology, and using
the intracellular world as inspiration for new insights into the
behavior of active soft matter.
Ni, Kaixuan, Ph.D., Columbia University, 2006. Particles and
Fields. Experimental Particle Physis. Research interest: dark
matter direct detection, neutrino-less double beta decay. Our
group is developing sensitive detectors, especially based on
liquid xenon, to search for dark matter at deep underground
laboratories.
Palacci, Jeremie, Ph.D., Universite de Lyon, 2010. Condensed
Matter Physics. Soft Condensed Matter, Active Colloids,
Self-Organization, Non-equilibrium, Experimental Physics.
Sandstrom, Karin M., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley,
2009. Astrophysics. Multiwavelength observational studies of
the interstellar medium and star formation in nearby galaxies.
The properties and evolution of interstellar dust.
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Professor Emeritus
Berkowitz, Ami E., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1953.
Magnetic materials investigations; correlation of microstructures with magnetic behavior; surface effects; relaxation phenomena.
Burbidge, E. Margaret, Ph.D., London Observatory, 1943. Extragalactic studies; spectrophotometric and imaging; observational work on normal galaxies; galaxies with active nuclei,
especially radio galaxies; quasars using Lick Observatory 3-M
telescope and Keck Observatory 10-M telescope.
Chen, Joseph C.Y., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1961. Theory of atomic and molecular structure and processes; history
and philosophy of science.
Driscoll, C. Fred, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego,
1976. Experimental plasma physics; waves and transport in
pure electron and pure ion plasmas; 2D fluid dynamics and
turbulence.
Dynes, Robert C., Ph.D., McMaster University, 1968. Experimental condensed matter physics; solid-state physics.
Feher, George, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1954.
Biophysics. Biophysics; photosynthesis; magnetic resonance;
mechanisms of crystallization of macromolecules.
Fredkin, Donald R., Ph.D., Princeton University, 1961. Solidstate theory; applied magnetics; biophysics.
Goodkind, John M., Ph.D., Duke University, 1960. Condensed
Matter Physics. Low-temperature experimental research; 2D
electrons; solid He; geophysical and fundamental gravity;
quantum computing.
Griest, Kim, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1987.
Astrophysics. Theoretical and observational astrophysic; theoretical elementary particle physics; dark matter.
Jones, Barbara, Ph.D., University of London, 1976. Astrophysics. Infrared astrophysics; galactic and extragalactic astronomy; astronomical instrumentation; research in physics
education.
Liebermann, Leonard N., Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1940.
Magnetism; propagation of underwater sound; molecular and
chemical physics; extremely low-frequency electromagnetic
waves.
Lovberg, Ralph H., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1955. Experimental plasma physics; geophysics.
Nguyen-Huu, Xuong, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley,
1962. Biophysics. Biophysics; protein crystallography; electron microscopy, detectors for X-rays and electrons.
O’Neil, Thomas M., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego,
1965. Theoretical plasma physics.
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Okamura, Melvin Y., Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970.
Biophysics.
Onuchic, José, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1987.
Biophysics. Theoretical biophysics and chemical physics; theoretical studies in electron-transfer reactions in chemical and
biological systems and in the protein-folding problem; bioinformatics.
Paar, Hans P., Ph.D., Columbia University, 1974. Astrophysics.
Observational cosmology. I do observational cosmology as
a member of the Polarbear Collaboration. We operate a microwave telescope in the Andes Mountains in Chile with which
we study the properties of the Cosmic Microwave Background.
Schultz, Sheldon, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1960. Condensed
Matter Physics. Negative index of refraction; meta-materials;
photonic band gap structures; plasmon resonant particles; advanced instrumentation in biotechnology.
Sham, Lu Jeu, Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1963. Condensed
Matter Physics. Theoretical condensed matter physics.
Suhl, Harry, Ph.D., University of Oxford, 1948. Theoretical
solid-state physics, particularly superconductivity, magnetism, and surface kinetics; nonlinear dynamics.
Swanson, Robert A., Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1958. Experiments involving properties and interactions of elementary
particles; interference and decay of neutral K-mesons; deep
inelastic muon scattering; nucleon structure and fragmentation; rare kaon decays and CP violation.
Ticho, Harold, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1949. Experimental
elementary particle physics.
Wong, David Y., Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1958. High Energy Physics. Theoretical high-energy physics.
Adjunct Professor
Sharpee, Tatyana O., Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2001.
Biophysics. Our group works on theoretical principles of how
the brain processes information. We are interested in how sensory processing in the brain is shaped by the animal’s need
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to create parsimonious representations of events in the outside
world. Our approaches are often derived from methods in statistical physics, mathematics, and information theory.
Waltz, Ronald, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1970. Theoretical
plasma physics; numerical simulation of turbulence in plasma.
Lecturer with Rank of Professor
Anderson, Michael G., Ph.D., University of California, Davis,
2006. Physics and other Science Education. Physics Education Research.
DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SPECIALTIES AND
STAFF
Theoretical
Acoustics. Abarbanel.
Astrophysics. Diamond, Fuller, Norman.
Biophysics. Abarbanel, Dudko, Hwa, Koslover, Vergassola.
Condensed Matter Physics. Arovas, Di Ventra, Fogler, Hirsch,
Hwa, McGreevy, Wu.
High Energy Physics. Grinstein, Intriligator, Jenkins, Kuti,
Manohar, McGreevy.
Nonlinear Dynamics and Complex Systems. Abarbanel, Diamond, Groisman, Hwa, Surko.
Plasma and Fusion. Diamond, Dubin.
Statistical & Thermal Physics. Arovas, Diamond, Dubin, Hwa.
Experimental
Astronomy. Burgasser, Coil, Keating, Konopacky, Murphy,
Sandstrom, Tytler, Wright.
Biophysics. Groisman, Jun, Kleinfeld, Schoetz-Collins, Sharpee,
Smith.
Condensed Matter Physics. Averitt, Barreiro, Basov, Butov, Maple, Palacci, Schuller, Shpyrko, Sinha, Smith.
High Energy Physics. Branson, Ni, Sharma, Wuerthwein, Yagil.
Plasma and Fusion. Surko.
Polymer Physics/Science. Hwa.
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