Graduate Programs - Engineering Physics PhD Program

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Discovery, Understanding, Application

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering Physics is designed to train students for industrial and academic jobs through the study and application of the principles of physics to analyze, evaluate and solve engineering problems.

The PhD degree in Engineering Physics meets an important need in today's world: To train scientists capable of tackling the technical problems of today and tomorrow in an increasingly multi-disciplinary technological environment. Students are trained to address problems of current technological importance in an interdisciplinary fashion—without regard to formal boundaries between the fields of engineering and physics.

Participating disciplines with Physics include Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics.

Left: Poster by Vijaya Kumar Kayastha, who received a PhD in Engineering Physics in 2007. His thesis was entitled "Catalytic Growth of Single-, Double-, and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Studies of their Potential Applications." Kayastha's advisor was Yoke Khin Yap.