Plasma physics experiments are conducted at the major national tokamaks in Boston and San Diego. Theoretical work in plasma physics, condensed matter physics, acoustics, nonlinear dynamics, relativity, astrophysics, statistical mechanics, and particle theory is conducted within the Department of Physics.
Students have access to excellent computer and library facilities.
In most of these fields both experimental and theoretical work is in progress. For graduate work in physics it is assumed that the student has an undergraduate background that includes mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, atomic physics, and quantum mechanics. Master of Arts The Master of Arts is not a part of the qualifying process for the doctoral degree. First-year students plan the first semester registration with the graduate adviser in physics. Students are encouraged to investigate all research groups in the department before selecting a professor to supervise a thesis project.