Physics Graduate Brochure - Physics - North Carolina State University

Graduate Fellowships and Supplements for Excellence
The North Carolina State University Physics Department is committed to providing fellowships and supplements for
excellence to its incoming graduate students. Some recent examples include NSF Graduate Research Fellowships,
the N.C. State Andrews Fellowship , and GAANN Fellowships. Outstanding U.S. applicants are eligible for these
fellowships and a number of supplements for excellence. There are typically 10 nine-month awards, ranging in
amounts from $8,000 to $22,000. The support is initially for one academic year, with possible renewal. Fellowships
and supplements can reduce or eliminate teaching loads, allowing recipients to focus on accelerated coursework or to
get an early start on research. Application target date for Fall 2014 applicants is January 9, 2014.
Research Areas
Our large and diverse research program covers most areas of forefront physics research
Experimental:
Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics
Biophysics
Electronic Materials
Nanoscience and Materials
Nuclear Physics (Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory)
Optics
Physics Education
Soft Matter Physics
Synchrotron Radiation
Thin Films
Theoretical/Computational:
Astrophysics
Atomic Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
General Relativity
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Nanoscience/Materials and Biomolecular Simulations
(Center for High Performance Simulation)
Graduate Student Life at NC State
Our graduate program has over 110 graduate students. Roughly one-half are from the U.S. and one-half are from
other countries. In recent years the list of countries has included China, Germany, Great Britain, India, Iran, Jamaica,
Japan, Korea, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and the Virgin Islands. Our department is among the national
leaders for the number of female and under-represented minority Ph.D. graduates in physics. While academically
demanding, life as a physics graduate student at North Carolina State University offers a wide variety of social and
recreational activities within the city of Raleigh and the surrounding Research Triangle area. Raleigh is located
within two to four hours driving distance from the North Carolina beaches and Outer Banks on the east and the Blue
Ridge, Smoky Mountains, and Appalachian Trail on the west.
Further Information
We encourage interested applicants to learn more through our webpage, www.physics.ncsu.edu. Prospective
students can contact any faculty member directly or the Graduate Program office at
py-grad-program@ncsu.edu. The NC State Physics Department has a listing in the American Institute of Physics
publication Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields.
Application deadline for priority consideration for Fall 2014: January 9, 2014
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