Applied Physics Graduate Program

Applied Physics Graduate ProgramThe Applied Physics Program (APP) at Rice University offers a unique interdisciplinary education where students apply physics principles to important problems in diverse disciplines of modern science and technology. With a long tradition of multidisciplinary research since the 1970s, Rice APP is currently ranked No. 3 out of 46 applied physics programs in the U.S. by Academic Analytics. Our students enjoy a faculty-student ratio of 5-to-1 and have the opportunity to work with professors across nine departments at Rice as well as with faculty at four institutions in the Texas Medical Center.

RICE UNIVERSITY

Smalley-Curl InstituteApplied Physics Graduate Program

appliedphysics.rice.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE: DEC. 31Application fees and GRE scores currently waived

NANOMATERIALS AND NANODEVICES

NEUROENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

PHOTONICS AND PLASMONICS

QUANTUM AND ULTRACOLD MATTER

THEORY AND COMPUTATION

COMPLEX FLUIDS, LIQUIDS, AND POLYMERS

RESEARCH AREAS INCLUDE:

APPLIED PHYSICSPROGRAM RANKED

NO. 3IN U.S. BY ACADEMIC ANALYTICSFACULTY-STUDENT RATIO

5-TO-1 5CHOOSE

ELECTIVES

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