The Physics discipline in the Natural Sciences Ph.D. program provides you with the professional training needed for a scientific research career with specialization in your chosen area of inquiry. In our program you will:
Careers that graduates of the program are likely to pursue include tenure-track faculty at research universities; researchers at national laboratories; industry professionals doing research, prototyping, modeling, development, data science and analysis; and teaching in higher education.
The program is comprised of at least 42 credit hours, including:
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Notable benchmarks include:
Cost is a major consideration when deciding whether to continue your education. Please contact the program coordinator about assistantships that may be available. There are also a number of external financial awards and funding opportunities that can help make the program more affordable.
Some notable funding opportunities include:
We also encourage you to learn more about costs, financial aid and other external funding opportunities.
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Join distinguished faculty as they engage in cutting-edge research that focuses on novel phenomena at the convergence of condensed matter physics and electrical engineering, the development and application of electronic structure methods, advanced materials fabrication and characterization, and more.
Join our successful alumni in notable organizations, such as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Kansas City National Nuclear Security Campus, the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Intel Corporation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and more.
Industry partners serve as valuable resources during the program. Missouri Space Grant Consortium supports and enhances STEM workforce development through internships and fellowships. Missouri Institute for Defense and Energy has many research scientists who serve as day-to-day research directors for students in the program.
1. Prepare required documentation, including:
2. Complete the online application. Please be sure to pay applicable domestic or international program fees.
3. Make sure you meet discipline-specific requirements, which are listed in the Academic Catalog. Please note that these criteria are to be used only as an approximate guide for prospective students. The number of available slots in our program varies from year to year. Simply meeting the criteria will not guarantee admission, and conversely, falling somewhat short of these criteria will not completely preclude admission either. Ultimate admission decisions will be based on a comprehensive review of all application materials in the context of the resources available to our program at this time.
Accepted students will typically show the following characteristics that we have ordered most important (transcript) to the least important (optional GRE scores):
4. Please email Professor Rulis expressing your interest in the program and for additional instructions.
