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WASHINGTON
STATE
UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Pullman, Washington 99164-2814
http://www.physics.wsu.edu
General University Information
President: Kirk Schulz
Dean of Graduate School: William Andrefsky, Jr.
University website: http://www.wsu.edu
Control: Public
Setting: Rural
Total Faculty: 2,262
Total Graduate Faculty: 2,262
Total number of Students: 28,686
Total number of Graduate Students: 3,932
Department Information
Department Chairman: Prof. Brian Saam, Chair
Department Contact: Robin Stratton, Administrative Manager
Total full-time faculty: 19
Total number of full-time equivalent positions: 21
Full-Time Graduate Students: 62
First-Year Graduate Students: 12
Total Post Doctorates: 3
TOEFL requirements
The TOEFL exam is required for students from non-Englishspeaking countries.
PBT score: 550
iBT score: 80
TOEFL must be less than two years old at time of admission.
Other admissions information
Additional requirements: Subject GRE test in physics is highly
recommended for all applicants. No minimum acceptable
scores are specified.
Undergraduate preparation assumed: Symon, Mechanics; Reitz,
Milford, and Christy, Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory; Zemansky, Heat and Thermodynamics; Liboff, Introductory Quantum Mechanics; Boas, Mathematical Methods
in the Physical Sciences; Eisberg and Resnick, Quantum
Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles.
Preparation in optics, solid-state physics, nuclear physics,
and/or acoustics is encouraged.
TUITION
Department Address
1405 NE College Avenue
P.O. Box 642814
Pullman, WA 99164-2814
Phone: 共509兲 335-1698
Fax: 共509兲 335-7816
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.physics.wsu.edu
ADMISSIONS
Admission Contact Information
Address admission inquiries to: Chair, Graduate Studies, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Phone: 共509兲 335-1698
E-mail: [email protected]
Admissions website: http://www.physics.wsu.edu
Application deadlines
Fall admission:
U.S. students: March 31
Int’l. students: March 31
Application fee
U.S. students: $75
Int’l. students: $75
Tuition year 2015–16:
Tuition for in-state residents
Full-time students: $11,784 annual
Part-time students: $588 per credit
Tuition for out-of-state residents
Full-time students: $25,216 annual
Part-time students: $1,260 per credit
Out-of-state residents with half-time appointments may pay instate tuition rates.
Credit hours per semester to be considered full-time: 14
Deferred tuition plan: Yes
Health insurance: Available at the cost of $2013 per year.
Other academic fees: $1855 mandatory fees
Academic term: Semester
Number of first-year students who received partial tuition waivers: 12
Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants,
and Fellowships
Number of first-year
Teaching Assistants: 12
Average stipend per academic year
Teaching Assistant: $16,304
Research Assistant: $17,487
Admissions information
For Fall of 2015:
Number of applicants: 99
Number admitted: 37
Number enrolled: 12
Admission requirements
Bachelor’s degree requirements: A Bachelor’s degree is required.
Minimum undergraduate GPA: 3.0
GRE requirements
The GRE is recommended.
Mean GRE score range (25th–75th percentile): 60-85%
GRE is not required but strongly recommended.
Advanced GRE requirements
The Advanced GRE is recommended.
Subject GRE is not required but strongly recommended.
FINANCIAL AID
Application deadlines
Fall admission:
U.S. students: February 15
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: Chair, Graduate Studies, Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Phone: 共509兲 335-1698
E-mail: [email protected]
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Financial aid website: http://www.finaid.wsu.edu
HOUSING
Availability of on-campus housing
Single students: Yes
Married students: Yes
For further information
Address housing inquiries to: Housing Services, Washington
State University, PO Box 641726, Pullman, WA 99164-1726.
Phone: 共509兲 335-7732
E-mail: [email protected]
Housing aid website: http://housing.wsu.edu/
Table A—Faculty, Enrollments, and Degrees Granted
Number of Degrees
Granted
2015–16 (2011–16)
Enrollment
Fall 2015
Research Specialty
Acoustics
Applied Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Atomic, Molecular, &
Optical Physics
Biophysics
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
Condensed Matter
Physics
Cosmology & String
Theory
Electrical Engineering
Electromagnetism
Engineering
Physics/Science
Experimental Physics
Fluids, Rheology
High Energy Physics
Low Temperature
Physics
Materials Science,
Metallurgy
Nano Science and
Technology
Nonlinear Dynamics
and Complex
Systems
Nuclear Physics
Optics
Polymer
Physics/Science
Quantum Foundations
Relativity & Gravitation
Shock Physics
Solid State Physics
Surface Physics
Theoretical Physics
Non-specialized
Total
Full-time Grad. Stud.
First-year Grad. Stud.
2014–15
Faculty
Master’s
Doctorate
Master’s
Terminal
Master’s
Doctorate
2
1
1
5
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
5
–
–
–
–(3)
–(1)
–
–(1)
–(3)
–(5)
–
–
1(2)
3
1
7
3
–
–
–
–
9
–
–
–
1(2)
–(1)
–
–
–
–
–
–
3(7)
–(2)
–
–
10
–
1
–(1)
–
1(2)
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–(1)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
9
–
8
–(3)
–
1(9)
3
–
–
–
–
–(3)
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, OR PROGRAMS
The Department occupies a modern, 96,000-sq. ft. building. Surface and solid-state physics laboratories are equipped for STM,
LEED, Auger, molecular beam, optical and resonance spectroscopy, laser studies, and perturbed angular correlation and
Mössbauer spectroscopies. The optical physics laboratories are
equipped with several high-power ultrafast femto-, pico-,
nanosec-, and continuous-wave lasers, as well as a wide assortment of detection systems. The Physical Acoustics Research
Laboratory is equipped with a 6,000-gallon water tank for scattering and nonlinear acoustics experiments. Several computer systems are available for use in research and teaching. There is local
access to a nuclear reactor, ESR and NMR spectrometers, X-ray
spectrometers, and electron microscopes. The Institute for Shock
Physics (ISP) is housed in a separate, new state-of-the-art building (⬃30,000 sq. ft.). Unique among academic institutions, ISP
is equipped with an impact laboratory, laser shock laboratory,
pulsed power facility, and static high-pressure laboratory with
which to study materials under extreme conditions.
Table B—Separately Budgeted Research Expenditures
by Source of Support
Departmental
Research
Physics-related Research
Outside Department
Federal government
State/local government
Non-profit organizations
Business and industry
Other
$1,945,711
$10,763,569
$4,905
$209,571
Total
$1,950,616
$10,973,140
Source of Support
1
3
11
–
–
2
–
–
4
–
–
–(5)
–
–
2(1)
–
–
–(6)
–
1
2
1
4
2
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
3
1
4
1
–
–
14
–
1(1)
–
1(2)
–(1)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1(1)
–
–
1(2)
–
–
–
–(3)
–(3)
–
–
–
89
5
53
2(16)
4(14)
6(45)
–
–
5
–
53
12
–
–
–
–
–
–
GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Master’s: For the M.S. degree without a thesis, a minimum of
30 semester hour credits for graded courses is required;
coursework must include a specified core curriculum. For the
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M.S. degree with a thesis, a minimum of 30 credits is required,
of which 21 must be for graded courses. A minimum 3.0 GPA
must be maintained. One academic year of residence is required. No foreign language is required. Must pass oral final
examination. Students making normal progress toward a
Ph.D. satisfy the requirements for a non-thesis M.S. degree
at the end of the second year of study.
Doctorate: For the Ph.D. degree, a minimum of 72 semester hour
credits is required, of which 36 credits must be for graduatelevel graded coursework in physics, astrophysics, or related
fields. Coursework must include a specified core curriculum.
A minimum 3.0 GPA must be maintained. Minimum period
of study is three years, of which two years must be in residence, including a minimum of two continuous semesters in
an academic year. No foreign language is required. Qualifying
examination, preliminary examinations, and final examination
are required. Thesis is required.
Other Degrees: An interdepartmental doctoral program in materials science is available.
Thesis: Thesis may be written in absentia.
Table C—Separately Budgeted Research Expenditures
by Research Specialty
Research Specialty
Acoustics
Astrophysics
Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics
Materials Science, Metallurgy
Nano Science and Technology
Optics
Other
Total
No. of Grants
Expenditures ($)
4
5
6
4
2
4
1
$151,431
$218,952
$375,850
$270,975
$167,758
$665,192
$100,460
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$1,950,618
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FACULTY
Chair Professor
Saam, Brian, Ph.D., Princeton, 1995. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics.
Professor
Blume, Doerte, Ph.D., Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen,
Germany, 1998. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics,
Chemical Physics, Low Temperature Physics, Theoretical
Physics. Theoretical atomic and molecular physics.
Bose, Sukanta, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
1996. Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics. Theoretical astrophysics.
Collins, Gary S., Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1976. Condensed
Matter Physics, Materials Science, Metallurgy. Nuclear hyperfine interactions; PAC.
Dickinson, J. Thomas, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1968. Regents Professor. Chemical Physics, Nano Science and Technology, Solid State Physics, Surface Physics. Solid-state physics; surface physics; chemical physics.
Engels, Peter, Ph.D., University of Hannover, Germany, 2000.
Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics, Low Temperature
Physics. Experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics.
Gupta, Yogendra M., Ph.D., Washington State University, 1973.
Director, Institute of Shock Physics; Regents Professor. Condensed Matter Physics, Optics, Solid State Physics. Shockwave physics; condensed-matter physics; optics; solid-state
physics; materials science.
Kuzyk, Mark G., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1985. Regents Professor. Chemical Physics, Optics. Nonlinear optics.
Lynn, Kelvin G., Ph.D., University of Utah, 1974. Director, Center for Materials Research; Regents Professor. Condensed
Matter Physics, Materials Science, Metallurgy. Materials science.
Marston, Philip L., Stanford University, 1976. Acoustics, Optics.
Wave propagation and scattering; acoustics; optics; fluid
mechanisms; microgravity.
McCluskey, Matthew D., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1997. Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, Metallurgy, Optics. Materials science.
Tomsovic, Steven L., Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1987.
Acoustics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics
and Complex Systems, Theoretical Physics. Theoretical physics.
Associate Professor
Dexheimer, Susan, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley,
1990. Condensed Matter Physics, Optics. Ultrafast spectroscopy.
Duez, Mathew, Ph.D., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign,2005.Astrophysics,Relativity&Gravitation.Astrophysics; relativity and gravitation.
Gu, Yi, Ph.D., Columbia University, 2004. Condensed Matter
Physics, Nano Science and Technology. Experimental physics; nanomaterials.
Worthey, Guy, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz,
1992. Astronomy. Astronomy.
Assistant Professor
Collins, Brian A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, 2009. Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Engineering Physics/Science, Materials Science, Metallurgy, Optics. Optics: Resonant X-ray optical properties of organic matter; Materials physics: nano-to-mesoscale ordering in organic
materials, optoelectronic properties of semiconducting organic materials; Condensed matter physics: ordering phenomena at organic-organic interfaces, properties of charge carriers
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in semiconducting organic materials; Engineering/Applied
physics: organic optoelectronic devices.
Forbes, Michael, Ph.D., MIT, 2005. Astrophysics, Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics, Computational Physics, Low Temperature Physics, Nuclear Physics, Theoretical Physics. Theoretical many-body physics applied to cold atoms, nuclei,
nuclear matter, neutron stars, and quark matter; static and
time-dependent density functional theory (DFT).
McMahon, Jeffrey M., Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2010.
Chemical Physics, Computational Physics, Nano Science and
Technology, Theoretical Physics. Development and application of theoretical models and computational methods to provide the accurate and efficient solutions to problems of scientific importance; Theory and simulation of materials,
nanophotonics, and materials discovery.
Emeritus
Dresser, Miles J., Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1964. Solid-state
physics; surface physics.
Miller, Michael D., Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1974. Condensed Matter Physics, Low Temperature Physics, Theoretical Physics. Theoretical physics.
Park, James L., Ph.D., Yale University, 1967. Theoretical physics.
Adjunct Faculty
Sullivan, Dennis M., Ph.D., University of Utah, 1987. Electrical
Engineering, Electromagnetism, Optics.
Adjunct Professor
Anderson, Roger H., Ph.D., University of Washington, 1961.
Theoretical condensed-matter physics.
Clays, Koen J., Ph.D., University of Leuven, Belgium, 1989.
Chemistry; nonlinear optics.
Eilers, Hergen, Ph.D., University of Hamburg, 1993. Chemical
Physics, Optics, Solid State Physics. Optics; solid-state physics; chemical physics.
Kouzes, Richard T., Ph.D., Princeton University, 1974. Nuclear
physics.
Lytel, Rick, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1980. Theoretical highenergy physics.
Mendell, Gregory, Ph.D., Montana State University, 1991. Astrophysics; gravitational waves.
Raab, Frederick J., Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 1980. Experimental physics.
Zacate, Matthew O., Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1997.
Computational materials science; experimental physics.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dawson, Nathan J., Ph.D., Washington State University, 2010.
Optics.
Affiliate Associate Professor
Hawreliak, James, Ph.D., University of Oxford, 2004. Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics, Materials Science, Metallurgy. High-energy-density physics; condensed
matter; materials science.
Affiliate Assistant Professor
McEwen, Jean-Sabin, Ph.D., Dalhousie University, 2005. Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering at
Washington State University. Chemical Physics. Chemical
engineering; Monte Carlo simulations.
DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SPECIALTIES AND
STAFF
Theoretical
Acoustics. Tomsovic.
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Astronomy. Astronomy and astrophysics; stellar populations;
gravitational waves; numerical general relativity; black holes;
neutron stars; early universe; dark matter; galactic magnetic
fields. Bose, Duez.
Astrophysics. Astronomy and astrophysics; stellar populations;
gravitational waves; numerical general relativity; black holes;
neutron stars; early universe; dark matter; galactic magnetic
fields. Bose, Duez, Forbes.
Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Atomic physics; quantum
clusters; Bose-Einstein condensates; unitary Fermi gas; superfluids; dynamics; solitons and vortices.
Condensed Matter Physics. Phase transitions in liquid mixtures;
nonlinear dynamics; mesoscopic systems; low-temperature
and many-body physics. Tomsovic.
Nonlinear Dynamics. Quantum chaos and semiclassical theory.
Tomsovic.
Nuclear Physics. Nuclear structure; dynamics; nuclear astrophysics; neutron stars. Forbes.
Optics. Production and study of laser-induced plasmas and subpicosecond X-ray pulses; dynamics of excited states in solids
and molecules; nonlinear optical properties of doped polymers; light scattering and Fourier optics; clusters; optomechanical effects; all-optical devices; time-resolved optical
spectroscopy; atomic spectroscopy. Dexheimer, Gupta,
Kuzyk, Lytel.
Shock Wave and High Pressure Physics. Equations of state; finite
amplitude wave propagation; material models of mechanical
and thermal behavior. Gupta.
Theoretical Physics. Forbes, McMahon.
Experimental
Acoustics. Nonlinear acoustics; radiation pressure and scattering.
Marston.
Applied Physics. Organic optoelectronic devices.
Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Atomic, molecular, and
optical physics; Bose-Einstein condensates; degenerate Fermi
gases. Engels, Saam.
Chemical Physics. Molecular interactions on surfaces; problems
in catalysis. Dickinson.
Condensed Matter Physics. Ordering phenomena at organicorganic interfaces, properties of charge carriers in semiconducting organic materials. Dexheimer, Lynn, McCluskey.
Engineering Physics/Science. Engineering/applied physics: organic optoelectronic devices.
Materials Physics. Low-energy positron beam studies of interfaces and layered structures; nano-to-mesoscale ordering in
organic materials, optoelectronic properties of semiconducting organic materials. Lynn, McCluskey.
Nanomaterials. Synthesis and device design. Gu.
Nuclear Solid State Physics.. Local atomic environments in solids; point defects in metals; perturbed angular correlation and
Mössbauer spectroscopy. Gary Collins.
Optics. Production and study of laser-induced plasmas; dynamics
of excited states in solids and molecules; nonlinear optical
properties of doped polymers; light scattering and Fourier optics; clusters; optomechanical effects; all-optical devices;
time-resolved optical spectroscopy; atomic spectroscopy; resonant X-ray optical properties of organic matter. Dexheimer,
Gupta, Kuzyk, McCluskey.
Shock Wave and High Pressure Physics. Structural and chemical
changes in condensed materials; time-resolved optical spectroscopy; optical properties of semiconductors; nonlinear
wave propagation; inelastic deformation. Gupta, McCluskey.
Solid State Physics. Solid-state physics; fracture of solids (Dickinson); mechanical and optical properties at extreme conditions (Gupta); defects in semiconductor materials (Lynn); dynamics of electronic excitations (Dexheimer); photoelectron
spectroscopy in clusters; wide band gap semiconductors
(Lynn, McCluskey). Dexheimer, Gupta, Lynn, McCluskey.
Surface Physics. Molecular and atomic interactions and characterization of surfaces; reactive etching of surfaces; transmission electron microscopy on small metal clusters; photoelectric and thermal emission microscopy. Dickinson.
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