Application Information

The Department of Physics offers a solid foundation in the fundamentals as well as a diverse range of specializations for M.S. and Ph.D. research. Currently there are 20 regular faculty members; 8 emeritus, adjunct, and visiting faculty; 8 post-doctoral associates; 9 staff; and approximately 50 graduate students. The size of the physics department is sufficient to provide research opportunities in a select range of physics subspecialities without being so large that students are lost in the crowd. Opportunities for collaborative research with other departments in the university also exist and physics graduate students have worked with faculty in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, and chemistry. Applicants are expected to have a bachelor's degree in physics, with upper-division courses in electricity and magnetism, mechanics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and mathematical methods. Students lacking some of these courses may be admitted provisionally and will be allowed to remedy the deficiencies by taking the appropriate courses at WVU. Applicants should take the GRE general tests. We recommend, but do not require, that applicants take the physics subject test. TOEFL scores are also required of students for whom English is not their native language. The application deadline for the fall semester is February 15. All application materials should be sent to the

Department of Physics
Attn: Graduate Admissions Committee
209 Hodges Hall
P.O. Box 6315
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6315
USA

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Department of Physics to talk with the faculty and view the facilities. Limited financial support is available to help defray the cost of lodging and meals. Contact the Chair of the Physics Department, Professor Earl Scime, to make arrangements. His phone number is (304)293-3422, ext. 1437 and his e-mail address is escime@wvu.edu.

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