Doctor of Philosophy in Physics- Biophysics and Biomedical Imaging

The biophysics and biomedical imaging group is comprised of six faculty members interested in a wide array of topics such as the structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules, collective behavior of macromolecular and cellular systems, algorithm development for direct image reconstruction of cancerous tissues. The faculty members are joined in their endeavors by several postdoctoral research associates, and graduate and undergraduate students. More details can be obtained from web pages of individual groups or faculty members and from other areas of the Physics Department website.
The Physics Department exhibits exceptional strength in several areas. We invite applications from able students interested in experimental and theoretical surface physics and condensed matter physics, in structural biophysics and protein dynamics and function, in quantum field theory, cosmology, relativistic astrophysics, and gravitational-wave/multimessenger astronomy, in medical imaging. The primary goal of our graduate education is the training of creative research scientists.
Our research in gravitational physics is in several areas: In gravitational-wave astronomy, we play a leading role in LIGO, extracting signals of gravitational-waves from the coalescence of binary neutron stars and black holes, as well as searching for electromagnetic counterparts. We play a leading role in the use of pulsars to measure gravitation waves from supermassive black holes. In relativistic astrophysics we have established limits on the spin and mass of rotating neutron stars, and develop computational techniques to model merging stars. Astronomy efforts include studying early galaxy formation and evolution, and phenomenology of neutron stars and white dwarfs.
Experimental work in condensed matter and surface physics includes electron microscopy, electron and x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, synchrotron radiation, molecular beam epitaxy, and atomic layer deposition. Experimental work is also being done in the areas of low-temperature physics, unconventional superconductivity (including high Tc), heavy fermions, topological insulators, materials synthesis and floating zone single crystal growth, oxides, magnetism, ultrasonics, and neutron diffraction. These efforts are all aimed at creating and analyzing novel materials.

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