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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] 1 2017 GradSchoolShopper: Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields (ISBN: 978-0-7354-1409-9) ©2016 American Institute of Physics Washington Washington State U., Phys. & Astro. 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 $10,973,140 Source of Support 1 3 11 – – 2 – – 4 – – –(5) – – 2(1) – – –(6) – 1 2 1 4 2 7 – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 1 4 1 – – 14 – 1(1) – 1(2) –(1) – – – – – – – 1(1) – – 1(2) – – – –(3) –(3) – – – 89 5 53 2(16) 4(14) 6(45) – – 5 – 53 12 – – – – – – GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Master’s: For the M.S. degree without a thesis, a minimum of 30 semester hour credits for graded courses is required; coursework must include a specified core curriculum. For the 2 M.S. degree with a thesis, a minimum of 30 credits is required, of which 21 must be for graded courses. A minimum 3.0 GPA must be maintained. One academic year of residence is required. No foreign language is required. Must pass oral final examination. Students making normal progress toward a Ph.D. satisfy the requirements for a non-thesis M.S. degree at the end of the second year of study. Doctorate: For the Ph.D. degree, a minimum of 72 semester hour credits is required, of which 36 credits must be for graduatelevel graded coursework in physics, astrophysics, or related fields. Coursework must include a specified core curriculum. A minimum 3.0 GPA must be maintained. Minimum period of study is three years, of which two years must be in residence, including a minimum of two continuous semesters in an academic year. No foreign language is required. Qualifying examination, preliminary examinations, and final examination are required. Thesis is required. Other Degrees: An interdepartmental doctoral program in materials science is available. Thesis: Thesis may be written in absentia. Table C—Separately Budgeted Research Expenditures by Research Specialty Research Specialty Acoustics Astrophysics Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics Materials Science, Metallurgy Nano Science and Technology Optics Other Total No. of Grants Expenditures ($) 4 5 6 4 2 4 1 $151,431 $218,952 $375,850 $270,975 $167,758 $665,192 $100,460 26 $1,950,618 2017 GradSchoolShopper: Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields (ISBN: 978-0-7354-1409-9) ©2016 American Institute of Physics United States: Geographic Listing of Graduate Programs 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 Washington 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. 3 2017 GradSchoolShopper: Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields (ISBN: 978-0-7354-1409-9) ©2016 American Institute of Physics Washington Washington State U., Phys. & Astro. 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. View additional information about this department at www.gradschoolshopper.com 4 2017 GradSchoolShopper: Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields (ISBN: 978-0-7354-1409-9) ©2016 American Institute of Physics