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Greetings, UC Merced provides students the University of California's distinctive world-class education, while adding a special blend of small academic programs, interdisciplinary research and personalized attention from award-winning faculty. UC Merced professors and researchers have acquired more than $185.7 million in grants and contracts, one of the highest per-capita in the country. With more than 400 graduate students and a rapidly growing graduate student population, it is no wonder UC Merced is attracting the best and brightest scholars from all over the world. UC Merced provides competitive financial support and resources. About 95 percent of our graduate students receive funding in the form of fellowships, teaching assistantships (TA), and graduate student researcher (GSR) assistantships. The Physics (M.S., Ph.D.) program is strongly focused on interdisciplinary collaborations, which allows us to work in both established research areas such as condensed matter, atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) and statistical physics while pursuing vibrant and emerging fields, including nanoscience, soft matter, metamaterials, quantum information, solar energy and biological physics. Topics of special interest at UCM Physics include: nanoparticle-based metamaterials, magneto-optical phenomena, ultra-cold atoms, quantum optics, nanomechanics, photonic and electronic quantum information systems, ultrafast lasers, single-molecule biophysics, molecular motors, biomaterials, liquid crystals, biopolymers, bacterial physics, swarming, chaos, solar energy conversion and energy materials. Our graduate students have the opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees while working on a broad range of research topics and are eligible for year-round financial support, including payment of fees and tuition. The researchers in our group have access to major facilities, such as state-of-the-art laser systems, an electron microscopy facility, a nanofabrication facility and NMR on campus. Other large facilities, such as synchrotron light sources located at Livermore and Berkeley labs, are a short drive away and are routinely used by students and faculty members. I also encourage you to visit the Graduate Division’s web page, http://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu, to learn more about our innovative academic programs, financial support, student services, professional development opportunities, and important information about the application process. While you’re there, explore our faculty pages to learn about the exciting research currently taking place. We look forward to seeing your students join our graduate program in Physics (M.S., Ph.D.). If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Iqbal Atwal School of Natural Sciences
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Useful Links for Prospective Students: For more information on a particular program contact the school’s coordinator: School of Natural Sciences For general inquiries, contact the Graduate Division office at: Planning a Visit?
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| University of California, Merced 5200 North Lake Rd. Merced, CA 95343 T: (209) 228-4400 | Directions | |
