The quantum optics group offers extensive research facilities. The group's laboratories include sophisticated photon-counting facilities, laser cooling and trapping facilities, atomic beam systems, and a laser physics lab. In its low-temperature lab, there is a helium dilution refrigerator and superconducting magnet for measurements in correlated and mesoscopic systems. In addition, the department has advanced facilities for the design and construction of large, sensitive, high-energy physics detectors. These are developed on campus and assembled and operated at the national laboratories, including Fermilab, Brookhaven, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, and Cornell's Wilson Lab.
Additional support is available for participation in summer research.
In addition, the Robert E. Marshak Fellowships for academic excellence are available to supplement teaching or research assistantships for outstanding international students. The cost of living in Rochester is among the lowest for metropolitan areas. Supermarkets with moderate prices are located near the University, or meals can be obtained on campus. Free shuttle-bus service is available within the University complex. Additional privately owned rooms and apartments are available in the residential areas near the University.