Applied Physics Graduate Program The 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 Institute Applied Physics Graduate Program appliedphysics.rice.edu APPLICATION DEADLINE: DEC. 31 Application 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 PHYSICS PROGRAM RANKED NO . 3 IN U.S. BY ACADEMIC ANALYTICS FACULTY-STUDENT RATIO 5-TO-1 5 CHOOSE ELECTIVES FROM 140+ COURSES THE BUCKYBALL BIRTHPLACE OF