Wake Forest Physics offers Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in physics, along with an M.S. and graduate certificate in quantum information science. Physics graduate research centers on biophysics, condensed matter and materials physics, and astrophysics. Students may also pursue interdisciplinary research with affiliated faculty in medical physics and engineering.
Students work closely with faculty and use experimental and computational facilities as they develop independent research projects.
DEGREES
Our Graduate Offerings
Related Wake Forest Program: Medical Physics
Wake Forest’s Medical Physics M.S., Ph.D., and graduate certificate form a distinct CAMPEP-accredited graduate program located on the Bowman Gray Campus. Prospective students should consult the official Medical Physics program for admissions, curriculum, funding, and contact information.
General Graduate School Requirements
The official requirements for the Physics Ph.D., Physics M.S., QIS M.S., and graduate certificates are available in the Wake Forest University Graduate Bulletin.
Requirements and expectations for the Physics M.S. and Ph.D., along with general resources, are also described in the Physics Graduate Student Handbook.
Physics M.S. and Ph.D. preparation: The typical incoming student has taken senior-level classes in Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics and has a strong mathematics background. Deficiencies may be removed in the first year by taking appropriate 600-level courses.
QIS preparation: Applicants to the QIS M.S. should have preparation in senior-level mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum physics. Certificate applicants should have appropriate senior-level undergraduate preparation, including quantum physics.
OVERVIEW
Why pursue graduate study with Wake Forest Physics?
Start research early
Physics M.S. and Ph.D. students can join a research group early and work directly with faculty advisers.
Interdisciplinary projects connect Physics with other departments on the Reynolda Campus and at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Depending on their mentor, students who are U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents may apply for T32 fellowships.
Research and career outcomes
Graduate students publish peer-reviewed papers, present at national and international conferences, receive awards, and move into positions in academia, national laboratories, and industry.
Graduate Program Adviser
Fred Salsbury
Physics Graduate Program Director, Professor of Physics
Biophysics
Computational and theoretical biophysics, molecular physics, and drug discovery
301A Olin Physical Laboratory | Lab: 305B Olin Physical Laboratory