WESTERN

MICHIGAN

UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5252 http://tesla.physics.wmich.edu/

General University Information
President: John M. Dunn Dean of Graduate School: Gene Freudenburg University website: http://www.wmich.edu/ Control: Public Setting: Suburban Total Faculty: 866 Total Graduate Faculty: 788 Total number of Students: 25,045 Total number of Graduate Students: 5,079

GRE requirements
The GRE is required. Quantitative score: 700 Verbal score: 300 Analytical score: 3 Mean GRE score range (25th75th percentile): 60th

Advanced GRE requirements

The Advanced GRE is not required.

TOEFL requirements
The TOEFL exam is required for students from non-Englishspeaking countries. PBT score: 500 iBT score: 61

Department Information
Department Chairman: Kirk Korista Department Contact: Lori Krum, Ofce Coordinator Total full-time faculty: 18 Total number of full-time equivalent positions: 19 Full-Time Graduate Students: 36 First-Year Graduate Students: 6 Female First-Year Students: 3 Total Post Doctorates: 8

Other admissions information

Additional requirements: The GRE is not required for the masters degree. Undergraduate preparation assumed: Halliday and Resnick, Fundamentals of Physics; Sprott, Introduction to Modern Electronics; Fowles, Analytical Mechanics; Christy, Reitz, and Milford, Electricity and Magnetism; Eisberg and Resnick, Quantum Physics; Meyer-Arendt, Introduction to Classical and Modern Optics; Sears, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics.

Department Address
1903 W Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5252 Phone: (269) 387-4940 Fax: (269) 387-4939 E-mail: lori.krum@wmich.edu Website: http://tesla.physics.wmich.edu/

TUITION
Tuition year 201112: Tuition for in-state residents Full-time students: $459.8 per credit Part-time students: $459.8 per credit Tuition for out-of-state residents Full-time students: $973.87 per credit Part-time students: $973.87 per credit Master Graduate Assistants receive up to 18 credit hours of tuition waiver. Doctoral Associates and Doctoral Graduate Assistants receive up to 24 credit hours of tuition waiver. Credit hours per semester to be considered full-time: 6 Deferred tuition plan: Yes Health insurance: Available at the cost of $1,200 per year. Other academic fees: $422/semester (5 or more credit hours); $25 international student fee/semester; $300 one-time records initiation fee Academic term: Semester Number of rst-year students who receive full tuition waivers: 3 Number of rst-year students who receive partial tuition waivers: 1

ADMISSIONS Admission Contact Information

Address admission inquiries to: Graduate Advisor, Department of Physics Phone: (269) 387-4940 E-mail: physics-department@wmich.edu Admissions website: http://www.wmich.edu/admissions/

Application deadlines
Fall admission: U.S. students: April 01, 2012 Spring admission: U.S. students: August 01, 2012 Intl. students: April 01, 2012 Intl. students: August 01, 2012

Application fee
U.S. students: $40 Intl. students: $100 Financial aid deadline for fall admission is 2/15.

Admissions information
For Fall of 2010: Number of applicants: 27 Number admitted: 16 Number enrolled: 6

Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, and Fellowships

Number of rst-year Teaching Assistants: 4 Research Assistants: 0 Fellowship students: 0 Average stipend per academic year Teaching Assistant: $16,380 Research Assistant: $20,640 Fellowship student:

Admission requirements
Bachelors degree requirements: Bachelors degree in physics or related discipline is required. Minimum undergraduate GPA: 3.0

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FINANCIAL AID Application deadlines
Fall admission: U.S. students: February 15, 2012 Intl. students: February 15, 2012

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SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, OR PROGRAMS
A 12-MV tandem Van de Graaff accelerator with associated equipment and electronics together with support staff is used for atomic, nuclear, and applied research. A well-equipped instrument shop and electronic shops with technical support staff are available. A computer lab is reserved for physics graduate students. The department has ready access to the University alpha-cluster and sun systems. At the University a superconducting NMR spectrometer and scanning electron microscopes are also available.

Loans
Loans are available for U.S. students. Loans are not available for international students. GAPSFAS application required: No FAFSA application required: Yes

For further information

Address nancial aid inquiries to: WMU Student Financial Aid, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5337. Phone: (269) 387-6000 E-mail: naid-info@wmich.edu Financial aid website: http://www.wmich.edu/naid/

Table BSeparately Budgeted Research Expenditures by Source of Support

Source of Support Federal government State/local government Non-prot organizations Business and industry Other Departmental Research $2,701,501 Physics-related Research Outside Department

HOUSING Availability of on-campus housing

Single students: Yes Married students: Yes

$7,970 $2,709,471

Total

For further information

Address housing inquiries to: WMU Campus Apartments, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5312. Phone: (269) 387-2175 E-mail: ca-info@wmich.edu Housing aid website: http://www.wmich.edu/housing/

Table CSeparately Budgeted Research Expenditures by Research Specialty

Research Specialty Astronomy Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics Condensed Matter Physics Nuclear Physics Physics and other Science Education No. of Grants 4 3 3 6 1 17 Expenditures ($) $246,525 $1,860,000 $161,515 $427,931 $13,500 $2,709,471

Table AFaculty, Enrollments, and Degrees Granted

Enrollment Fall 2010 Research Specialty Astronomy Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics Condensed Matter Physics Nuclear Physics Physics and other Science Education Non-specialized 201011 Faculty 2 5 5 4 2 0 18 Masters 1 2 1 4 8 8 2 Doctorate 1 7 10 6 4 28 28 4 Number of Degress Granted 201011 (2006-11) Masters 2(4) 1(7) 0(1) 3(12) Terminal Masters 0(2) 0(2) 0(2) 1(3) 0(2) 1(11) Doctorate 3(7) 0(3) 2(2) 5(12)

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FACULTY
Professor Berrah, Nora, Ph.D., Virginia, 1987. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Experimental atomic physics. Burns, Clement, Ph.D., California, San Diego, 1993. Condensed Matter Physics. Experimental condensed matter physics. Chung, Sung G., Ph.D., Tokyo, 1981. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter theory. Gorczyca, Thomas, Ph.D., Colorado, 1990. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Theoretical atomic physics. Halderson, Dean W., Ph.D., Kansas, 1974. Nuclear Physics. Intermediate energy nuclear theory. Kamber, Emanuel Y., Ph.D., London, 1983. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Experimental atomic physics. Korista, Kirk, Ph.D., Ohio State, 1990. Astronomy. Department Chair. Observational astronomy; numerical simulation of gaseous nebulae. McGurn, Arthur R., Ph.D., California, Santa Barbara, 1975. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter theory. Pancella, Paul V., Ph.D., Rice, 1987. Nuclear Physics. Experimental nuclear physics. Paulius, Lisa, Ph.D., California, San Diego, 1993. Condensed Matter Physics. Experimental condensed matter physics. Tanis, John A., Ph.D., NYU, 1976. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Experimental atomic physics. Wuosmaa, Alan H., Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1988. Nuclear Physics. Experimental nuclear physics.

Total
Full-time Grad. Stud. First-year Grad. Stud.

GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Masters: 30 semester hours of graduate credit with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or better. May only transfer 6 hours from another institution. No residency requirement. 15 hours required in Classical Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, and Research Seminar. In addition, 9 hours in physics, mathematics, or other departments chosen with the consent of the graduate advisor. Pass Qualifying Examination at the masters degree level or satisfactory completion of a Masters Thesis. Doctorate: 60 semester hours of graduate credit with a GPA of 3.25 or better. Thesis: Thesis may not be written in absentia.

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Associate Professor Famiano, Michael, Ph.D., Ohio State, 2001. Nuclear Physics. Nuclear astrophysics. Henderson, Charles, Ph.D., Minnesota, 2002. Physics and other Science Education. Physics education. Rosenthal, Alvin S., Ph.D., Colorado, 1978. Optics. Theoretical nonlinear optics. Schuster, David, Ph.D., Witwatersrand, 1972. Physics and other Science Education. Physics education. Assistant Professor Bautista, Manuel, Ph.D., Ohio State, 1997. Astronomy. Undergraduate Advisor. Astronomy. Other Kayani, Asghar, Ph.D., Ohio, 2003. Condensed Matter Physics. Experimental condensed matter physics.

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Nuclear Physics. The nuclear many-body problem; hypernuclear structure; reaction theory; strangeness-exchange reactions; high-energy photo-nuclear reactions; relativistic nuclear structure. Famiano, Halderson, Pancella, Wuosmaa. Experimental Astronomy. Acquisition and interpretation of spectroscopic data from active galactic nuclei, high-redshift quasars, and galactic line sources. Bautista, Korista. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Studies of strongly correlated electron systems including photon-atom, photonmolecule, photon-cluster, and photon negative ion interactions. Spectroscopy is performed with lasers and third generation light sources. Mechanisms of electronic excitation and charge-changing are investigated for collisions of ions with atomic and molecular targets. Berrah, Gorczyca, Kamber, Tanis. Condensed Matter Physics. Studies of highly correlated electron systems including metal ammonia compounds and high temperature superconductor parent compounds; development of inelastic x-ray scattering using synchrotron radiation; research on the properties of organic semiconductors. Electrical and magnetic properties of high-temperature superconductors, ux vortex dynamics, metal-insulator transitions in rare-earth nickel oxides, electrical transport under high pressure. Ion beam analysis of materials, development of solid oxide fuel cells and hydrogen storage materials. Burns, Chung, Kayani, McGurn, Paulius. Nuclear Physics. Two-nucleon problem; nucleon-nucleus phenomenology; direct capture of protons by light nuclei; experiments relevant to determination of spectroscopic factors; inbeam gamma ray spectroscopy; pion production; structure of exotic light nuclei, clustering phenomena in light nuclei, few nucleon transfer reactions for nuclear structure and astrophysics, relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Famiano, Halderson, Pancella, Wuosmaa. Physics and other Science Education. Curriculum design, evaluation, and assessment; cognitive aspects of the teaching and learning of science such as conceptual understanding, problem solving, and epistemology; teacher beliefs and teacher professional development. Henderson, Schuster.

DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SPECIALTIES AND STAFF

Theoretical Astronomy. Atomic data and spectral models for astrophysics; numerical simulations of emissions from gaseous nebulae. Bautista, Korista. Atomic, Molecular, & Optical Physics. Electron-ion collisions; ion-atom collisions; many body theory; R-matrix theory; atomic photoionization; photodetachment; dielectronic recombinations; nonlinear optics. Berrah, Gorczyca, Kamber, Tanis. Condensed Matter Physics. Photonic crystals; Anderson localization; scattering of light by the localized surface polaritons of disordered media; inelastic neutron scattering from mixed Ising systems; computer simulations of the dynamics of Heisenberg magnetic alloys; fractons; nano-electronics, spintronics, quantum computing, superconductor-insulator transition, metal-insulator transition, novel many-body techniques. Burns, Chung, Kayani, McGurn, Paulius.

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