Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information—Physics Program, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, 145 Tate Laboratory of Physics, 116 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-6366; fax 612-624-4578; grad@physics.umn.edu; www.physics.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—Physics is the study of the fundamental structure and interactions of matter. Research areas in the program include experimental and theoretical studies in astrophysics and cosmology, biological physics, condensed matter physics, elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, space and planetary physics, and physics education research. Interdisciplinary study is also available with the programs in astrophysics, biological sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and the history of science and technology.
Prerequisites for Admission—To be a physics major, an undergraduate major in physics or a strong undergraduate minor in physics is required.
Special Application Requirements—Teaching assistantships and a few fellowships are available on admittance to the School of Physics and Astronomy. Three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with their scholarship and research potential, a complete set of transcripts, and a clearly written statement of career interests, goals, and objectives are required. Submission of GRE scores is strongly recommended. Fall semester entry is strongly recommended for all students. Application by December 15 is strongly encouraged to ensure priority consideration for fellowships awarded for the next academic year.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Required
Orientation—During the two weeks before the beginning of fall semester, new graduate students are expected to participate in the department orientation program. This includes TA orientation sessions, which are required if a student’s financial support comes from TA assignments.
Requirement for International Students—International students who want to teach as a TA must take a workshop on American teaching culture and language skills prior to the department orientation described above and also pass an English test, which is given in late July and August. If students do not pass, they must take a training course until they pass the test. The course is given during the academic year.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Use of 4xxx physics courses is permitted for either major or minor degree requirements with prior permission of the director of graduate studies.
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| For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Regents Professor
Allen M. Goldman, SM
Professor
Benjamin F. Bayman, (emeritus), ASM
John H. Broadhurst, SM
Charles E. Campbell, SM
Cynthia A. Cattell, SM
Hans W. Courant, (emeritus), ASM
Paul A. Crowell, SM
Priscilla B. Cushman, SM
E. Dan Dahlberg, SM
Kris Davidson, Astronomy, SM
Michael Garwood, ASM
Robert D. Gehrz, Astronomy, SM
Clayton F. Giese, (emeritus), ASM
Anand Gopinath, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ASM
J. Woods Halley, SM
Shaul Hanany, SM
Kenneth Heller, SM
Cheng-Cher Huang, SM
Roberta Humphreys, Astronomy, ASM
Terry J. Jones, Astronomy, ASM
Thomas W. Jones, Astronomy, SM
James Kakalios, SM
Alex Kamenev, SM
Joseph I. Kapusta, SM
Paul Kellogg, (emeritus), ASM
Uwe R. Kortshagen, Mechanical Engineering, ASM
Yuichi Kubota, SM
Robert L. Lysak, SM
Marvin Marshak, SM
Keith A. Olive, SM
Robert O. Pepin, SM
Earl A. Peterson, (emeritus), ASM
Ronald A. Poling, SM
Yong-Zhong Qian, SM
Serge Rudaz, SM
Keith Ruddick, (emeritus), ASM
Roger W. Rusack, SM
Mikhail Shifman, SM
Boris Shklovskii, SM
David Thomas, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ASM
Arkady Vainshtein, SM
Oriol T. Valls, SM
Randall H. Victora, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ASM
Mikhail Voloshin, SM
Thomas F. Walsh, SM
Renata M. Wentzcovitch, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, ASM
John R. Wygant, SM
William Zimmermann Jr., (emeritus), ASM
Associate Professor
Eric Ganz, SM
Alex Habig, ASM
Alexander Heger, SM
Chris Leighton, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, ASM
David Morse, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, ASM
Joachim Mueller, SM
Marco Peloso, SM
Jianping Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ASM
Liliya L. Williams, Astronomy, SM
Assistant Professor
Dan Cronin-Hennessy, SM
Richard Gran, Physics Duluth, ASM
Vuk Mandic, SM
Jeremiah Mans, SM
Vincent Noireaux, SM
Michael Zudov, SM
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