Doctor of Philosophy in Physics

The Doctoral Program in Physics at Florida State University provides students with the skills and training to be fully active members of the world's scientific community. A combination of coursework, teaching experience, and directed research provides our students with the knowledge and experience to work in academics, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations or industry. Our 150 graduate students have the opportunity to work under the supervision of over 60 renowned and diverse faculty members, who mentor our students throughout the program and beyond.

Our research is anchored by strong national and international collaborations, and locally, by numerous interdisciplinary projects. The strength and variety of research topics offer our students numerous choices and flexibility in their selection of dissertation research, as well as in their future career and employment. Our faculty's expertise resides in a wide variety of topics such as condensed matter, nuclear, high-energy, atomic, and astrophysics. Many of our faculty members were honored with prestigious awards (e.g. Nobel Prize, National Academy of Sciences, etc.) and grants from organizations such as NSF, DOE, etc. Recent faculty publications include articles in high impact journals (e.g. Nature, Physics Review, Astrophysical Journal, etc.). FSU's Physics Department offers unique experimental research facilities such as the John D. Fox Nuclear Accelerator Laboratory and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, which is the largest and highest powered magnet lab in the world.