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Teaching & Research Assistantships &
Fellowships Available
Teaching and research assistantships and fellowships are available at The University of Alabama in the Department of Physics and Astronomy for students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in physics. The department has strong research programs in astrophysics, condensed matter, high-energy, and molecular physics. Observational and theoretical astronomy research programs include galaxy interactions and morphology, active galaxies and quasars, galaxy and gas dynamics in clusters of galaxies, and the cosmological distance scale. Faculty and students use the national observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope, and various satellites to collect data. Experimental and theoretical condensed matter includes cutting edge interdisciplinary research at the Center for Materials for Information Technology (MINT), a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. Research at the MINT center focuses on nanometer scale science and technology, on magnetic materials and devices for information storage. This includes spin electronics, novel strategies for information storage, and on the theoretical and experimental study of the electronic and magnetic properties of novel materials. Other theoretical programs include high-Tc superconductivity and molecular spectroscopy. Theoretical high-energy physics research includes noncommutative geometry, field theory, quantum black holes, and the phenomenology of supersymmetry. Experimental high-energy research activities center on neutrino properties, on high energy astroparticle physics, and on instrumentation for particle physics experiments. Graduate students typically enter with teaching assistantships or fellowships and choose their research advisor during their first year in the program. Students with prior graduate work (e.g., latter years of Diploma) can transfer up to 1/2 of the course requirement for the Ph.D. degree, thus reducing the time for the degree. Continuous financial support is available for students. Annual stipends range from $17,500 to $20,000 and are adequate to provide complete living expenses for a single graduate student. Tuition and fees are waived. Graduate students who are supported by a teaching assistantship or a fellowship also receive free health insurance The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, the home of the new Mercedes vehicle plant and the headquarters of JVC America. There is a significant international presence in the community, and help is available in obtaining visas. To receive full consideration for Departmental support via graduate teaching or research assistantships it is necessary for us to have all application materials by February 1. Typically, admission decisions are made and offers are sent out by March 15. For more information, please contact Prof. Raymond White (rwhite@bama.ua.edu) or visit our web site (http://www.bama. ua.edu/~physics). Other departmental websites are: (http://www.astr. ua.edu). (http://www.bama. ua.edu/~hep). (http://www.mint. ua.edu). |