Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Astronomy - High Energy Nuclear Physics

Purdue's Department of Physics and Astronomy is a recognized world leader in many areas of theoretical and experimental research. Forefront research in physics, cutting across several disciplines are being carried out by high quality, motivated graduate students and world renowned, dedicated faculty in the department. Our goal has been and remains to attract the very best.

Research in nuclear physics has a long and storied tradition at Purdue University, beginning in 1937, when one of the first cyclotrons in the United States was built by members of the Physics Department. Understanding the strong force, responsible for the binding of atomic nuclei, is a major goal of the field. This can be accomplished by studying properties of nuclear systems, both theoretically and experimentally, over a wide range of excitation energies and densities, covering many different types of nuclear phenomena, from fission to the creation of the quark-gluon plasma.

Official Transcripts required
Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree: 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
TOEFL iBT - 80 (Minimum Scores: Writing 18, Speaking 18, Listening 14 and Reading 19)
TOEFL PBT (overall score is no longer reported) - Reading 19, Listening 14 and Writing 18
IELTS - An overall band score of 6.5 is required for admission with the following minimum section requirements:
Reading 6.5, Listening 6.0, Speaking 6.0 and Writing 5.5