From the Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of Physics, Emory University:

Dear graduating seniors,

Do you love physics and science and are considering graduate school, but don’t know where to start? Did you know that Emory graduate students receive a yearly stipend of $31,775, and pay no tuition? We invite you to apply to our Physics Graduate Program at Emory University.

Our department specializes in three principal research areas that are currently among the most active in the basic and applied sciences. We cover both experimental and theoretical efforts in:

• BIOPHYSICS AND LIVING SYSTEMS investigating problems at the interface of physical and life sciences at the molecular, cellular, organismal, systems, and population levels, including the physics of networks, nervous systems, behavior, and biological and information processing.
• QUANTUM CONDENSED MATTER AND OPTICS investigating nanoscale systems where surfaces, interfaces, and confinement effects result in new physical phenomena (spintronics, nanophotonics, 2D materials, topological properties of matter, nonlinear phenomena).
• SOFT MATTER PHYSICS addressing the properties of materials that display both fluid and solid behavior, i.e., “complex fluids” (polymers, colloids, and granular systems, nonequilibrium glassy phenomena, jamming, and fluid dynamics).

More information about our research areas can be found on our website.

Our graduate program currently has 20 faculty and approximately 60 graduate students, making for close, personal interactions between the student and advisor. All graduate students entering our program get to try out different research areas prior to identifying a PhD Advisor.  We emphasize a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment in research and teaching to prepare students for careers in academia, industry, and government. Emory’s research environment is an integral part of the vibrant Atlanta science community, having close ties and collaborations with scientists, resources, and facilities at our neighboring institutions Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and University of Georgia.

Emory’s beautiful, green campus is located in quiet residential neighborhoods but harbors a global impact through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Atlanta Science Festival. The urban conveniences of Atlanta and its downtown, such as top-tier restaurants, shopping, nightlife, professional sports, and other entertainment, are all within a few miles. In addition, Atlanta is centrally located within the geographically diverse state of Georgia: there are several parks and green spaces within and near the city, numerous hiking trails are within a 30-minute drive from Atlanta, the north Georgia mountains with access to the Appalachian trail are within two hours from the city, and Savannah and the Georgia coastline are within a few-hours drive.

If this appeals to you, we hope you would consider joining us at Emory and encourage you to apply to our graduate program.  The deadline to apply is January 15, and you will find the application here.

Sincerely,

Prof. Justin Burton

Director, Physics Graduate Program

Emory University