Our graduate program offers a comprehensive course of study in classical and modern physics, with intensive training in one of the frontier areas of modern research in biophysics, condensed matter physics, astrophysics, and medical physics and engineering. Our research facilities are state-of-the-art and Wake Forest Physics Department faculty and staff are committed to developing their students as outstanding scientists and researchers.
DEGREES
Our Graduate Offerings
General Graduate School Requirements
The general requirements for all graduate programs can be found in the Wake Forest University Graduate Bulletin.
Specific requirements for Wake Forest University’s PhD and MS in physics, along with general expectations and resources, can be found in our Graduate Student Handbook.
The typical incoming student has taken senior-level classes in Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics & Thermodynamics, and has a strong Math background (comfortable with multivariable calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations, complex numbers, vector calculus, and statistics). Deficiencies may be removed in the first year of study by taking the appropriate 600-level classes (graduate/undergraduate classes).
OVERVIEW
Why study physics at Wake Forest?
Our department is active and interactive.
Students can begin their research early and receive significant individual guidance from faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized for their research efforts.
We have strong interdisciplinary research efforts with other departments on the Reynolda Campus and at the Wake Forest University Medical School.
Depending on their mentor, students who are U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents may apply for T32 fellowships.
Our students are accomplished.
Wake Forest Physics graduate students are accomplished researchers and leaders. They publish in top journals, present at national and international conferences, win awards, and move into successful careers in academia, national labs, and industry.
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Our department provides a unique mix of research opportunities similar to those found at large research universities with the atmosphere of a small liberal arts university.
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Graduate Program Adviser
Fred Salsbury
Physics Graduate Program Director, Professor of Physics and Scott Family Fellow
Biophysics
Computational and theoretical biophysics, molecular physics, and drug discovery
301A Olin Physical Laboratory | Lab: 305B Olin Physical Laboratory