UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HOMER L. DODGE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY Norman, Oklahoma 73019 http://www.nhn.ou.edu/ General University Information Admission requirements President: Joseph Harroz, Jr. Bachelor’s degree requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Physics Dean of Graduate School: Randall Hewes and/or astronomy is required. University website: http://www.ou.edu/ Minimum undergraduate GPA: 3.0 School Type: Public GRE requirements Setting: Urban The GRE is recommended. Total Faculty: 2,002 Although not strictly required, we ask for the GRE because it Total Graduate Faculty: 1,770 is an objective and standardized way for us to compare you Total number of Students: 25,875 with other applicants; it forms part of an overall picture of Total number of Graduate Students: 5,360 you. If you do not have a GRE score, this will put you at a disadvantage compared with other applicants. Department Information GRE Physics requirements Department Chair: Prof. Philip Gutierrez, Chair The GRE Physics is recommended. Department Contact: Ashley Price, Student Services Mean GRE Physics score range (25th–75th percentile): 480- Total full-time faculty: 26 700 Total number of full-time equivalent positions: 26 Although not strictly required, we ask for the physics subject GRE Full-Time Graduate Students: 84 because it is an objective and standardized way for us to compare Female Full-Time Graduate Students: 13 you with other applicants; it forms part of an overall picture of you. First-Year Graduate Students: 18 If you do not have a physics GRE score, this will put you at a disad- Female First-Year Students:6 vantage compared with other applicants. Total Post Doctorates:7 TOEFL requirements The TOEFL exam is required for students from non-English- Department Address speaking countries. 440 West Brooks St. Minimum accepted TOEFL scores: Norman, OK 73019 PBT score: 600 Phone: ͑405͒ 325-3961 iBT score: 100 Fax: ͑405͒ 325-7557 Our department has a stated minimum TOEFL of 600/250/100 E-mail: [email protected] for paper/computer/IB or IELTS of 7.0. There is some flex- Website: http://www.nhn.ou.edu/ ibility for candidates who are exceptional in other areas. How- ever, applicants who do not meet the Graduate College’s min- imum scores of 550/213/79 or 6.5 will not be considered. ADMISSIONS Other admissions information Admission Contact Information Undergraduate preparation assumed: Marion, Classical Dynam- Address admission inquiries to: Graduate Recruiting and Se- ics of Particles and Systems; French, Vibrations and Waves; lection Committee, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics; Saxon, Elementary and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, 440 West Brooks Quantum Mechanics; Schroeder, Thermal Physics. St., Norman, OK 73019 Phone: ͑405͒ 325-3961 TUITION AND ASSISTANTSHIPS E-mail: [email protected] Admissions website: http://www.nhn.ou.edu/graduate-students/ Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, apply_OU_PhyAst and Fellowships Application deadlines Number of first-year Fall admission: Teaching Assistants: 14 U.S. students:February1 Int’l. students:February1 Average stipend per academic year Teaching Assistant: $26,400 Application fee Research Assistant: $26,400 There is no application fee required. Fellowship student: $26,400 YOU CAN APPLY IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. OPTION Tuition year 2020–21: 1 (FEE BASED). Use the official online application and pay Tuition for in-state residents the application fee ($50 for US applicants and $100 for in- Full-time students: $274.3 per credit ternational applicants). OPTION 2 (NO FEE). Send all of Tuition for out-of-state residents your materials directly to our department. This is the no-fee Full-time students: $885.1 per credit application option. (See the Department’s web page for Pro- Our students are typically supported on teaching and research spective Students for instructions.) assistantships that include a tuition waiver for up to 90 hours. Admissions information Credit hours per semester to be considered full-time:9 For Fall of 2020: Deferred tuition plan: No Number of applicants: 143 Health insurance: A student health plan is provided as part of Number admitted: 14 TA and RA support. Number enrolled: 14 Other academic fees: $2,000/semester. 1 Oklahoma U. of Oklahoma, Phys. & Astr. Academic term: Semester related to the field of specialization and a probing of the stu- Number of first-year students who received full tuition waivers:14 dent’s knowledge of general principles, and is taken before the student begins dissertation research. The Ph.D. in Physics FINANCIAL AID may include an emphasis in astronomy or astrophysics. Other Degrees: An advanced degree (M.S.) in Engineering Loans Physics is also offered. Specialization areas include astro- Loans are available for U.S. students. physics; atomic, molecular, and optical physics; condensed- Loans are not available for international students. matter physics; high-energy physics; and others. GAPSFAS application required: No Thesis: Thesis and dissertation may be written in absentia. FAFSA application required: No For further information SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, OR PROGRAMS Phone: ͑405͒ 325-4521 The Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy has Financial aid website: http://www.ou.edu/financialaid.html access to many well-equipped facilities for experimental research in atomic, molecular, and optical physics; condensed-matter HOUSING physics; and materials characterization. These include UHV chambers for laser cooling and trapping, laser spectrometers, mo- Availability of on-campus housing lecular beam epitaxy systems, a clean room for nanofabrication Single students: Yes and characterization, thin-film deposition and characterization fa- Married students: Yes cilities, optical and electron beam lithography, atomic force mi- croscopes, scanning tunneling microscopes, infrared spectrom- For further information eters, systems for transport and magneto-optic measurements at Address housing inquiries to: Housing Office, 1406 Asp Ave., high magnetic field and low temperature, and an independent fa- Norman, OK 73019. cility for scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Phone: ͑405͒ 325-2511 E-mail: [email protected] Our experimental research programs regularly make use of exter- Housing aid website: http://www.ou.edu/housingandfood.html nal facilities such as the National High Magnetic Field Labo- ratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the ATLAS detector for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and Oak Ridge National Table A—Faculty, Enrollments, and Degrees Granted Laboratories. OU is a Tier 2 Data Collection Center for ATLAS. Number of Degrees Physics faculty form the core of the Center for Quantum Research Enrollment Granted and Technology (CQRT), which focuses on exploiting quantum 2018 2019–2020 (2012–18) resources, such as entanglement and correlations, to enhance de- 2020–21 Mas- Doc- Mas- Terminal Doc- vices and develop new technology. The CQRT is housed in newly Research Specialty Faculty ter’s torate ter’s Master’s torate built Lin Hall, a state-of-the research facility with 18,000 square Astrophysics 7–2712(19)1(7)7(10) feet of laboratory space that meets NIST-A specifications for en- Atomic, Molecular, & vironmental controls. Optical Physics 6–172(8)1(1)2(23) Condensed Matter OU is a permanent member (1/16 share) of the Astrophysical Research Physics 61191(15)–(4)–(8) Consortium, which includes the 3.5-m and 0.5-m telescopes at Apache Engineering Point Observatory. OU is also a member of ASAS-SN collaboration, Physics/Science 11 – 1 2(9) –(1) 1(1) aglobalnetworkoftelescopesprovidingdailymonitoringofcelestial High Energy Physics 71233(22)––(17) objects brighter than 18th magnitude. In addition, our astrophysics Physics and other group routinely has access to Kitt Peak Observatory, the Very Large Science Education 2–––– – Array, the MDM Observatory, Subaru, Keck, Gemini, and the Cerro Tololo Inter-American observatories, as well as data from the Hubble Total 26 2 87 20(73) 2(13) 10(59) Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Full-time Grad. Stud. –285–– – telescope. First-year Grad. Stud. ––18–– – An instrument and machine shop within the Department with two full-time machinists also supports the experimental research ef- GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS forts. Master’s: A student must complete 30 hours of coursework with Theoretical work is supported by departmental computing re- a thesis or 32 hours of coursework without a thesis taken in sources and the OU Supercomputing Center for Education and accordance with the general rules of the graduate college. The Research. For astronomical research, AIPS, IRAF, and IDL soft- allowable minimum number of credits in physics and as- ware are available. tronomy is 18 hours, 6 hours of which must be at the 5000 level or above. Table B—Separately Budgeted Research Expenditures Doctorate: The student must complete a minimum of 36 hours by Source of Support of coursework at the 5000 level or above, excluding the credit hours granted for preparation of the thesis or dissertation de- Departmental Physics-related Research scribing original research. These hours include 21 hours of Source of Support Research Outside Department specific required courses. Another 54 hours of graduate Federal government $2,765,865 coursework are required as appropriate for the student’s field State/local government of research specialization, including research hours. The qual- Non-profit organizations ifying examination is offered semiannually and is usually Business and