1. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate The University of Iowa Graduate students: 6400 total from >100 countries

2. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Where we are

3. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Iowa City is a fun place to live

4. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Our department’s two buildings: Van Allen Hall Iowa Advanced Technology Labs

5. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Research areas Astronomy Atomic/Molecular Plasma Space Condensed Matter Optics Photonics Quantum Electronics Interdisciplinary: Mathematical Physics Medical Imaging Nonlinear Dynamics Particle Nuclear

6. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Our research funding External funding = $11.2 million per year Per faculty member, this is one of the best in the Big Ten Funding is important because: It’s a measure of peer review It pays for stipends, travel & labs

7. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Typical courses the first year of grad school Fall Semester Classical Mechanics Electricity and Magnetism I Quantum Mechanics I Spring Semester Statistical Mechanics Electricity and Magnetism II Quantum Mechanics II This sequence prepares a student for the Qualifying Exam (beginning of your second year)

8. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Financial support STIPENDS (AY05-06) Nine months Teaching Asst. $18,000 Research Asst. $18,500 Summer $2,000 - $2,055 / month up to 3 months HEALTH INSURANCE

9. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Teaching assistants Most 1 st year students are supported as TA’s

10. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Choosing a research advisor Research Seminar for 1st year students Meeting faculty

11. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Student research experience giving a talk at an American Physical Society meeting in the lab with advisor

12. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Astronomy Theory Observation Radio & X-ray telescopes Spacecraft Our own optical telescopes in Arizona Faculty: Gayley, Gurnett, Kaaret, Lang, Mutel, Scudder, Spangler, (plus search for new faculty member)

13. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Atomic & Molecular Physics We’re interdisciplinary - you may choose an advisor in: our department or the Department of Chemistry Faculty: Physics & Astronomy: Kleiber, Skiff Chemistry: Grassian, Jensen, Young

14. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Condensed Matter We’ve grown: > 11 labs Quantum-mechanical topics: semiconductor spintronics & optoelectronics, superconductivity, magnetism Soft-condensed-matter topics: colloidal crystals Faculty: Boggess, Flatté, Goree, Prineas, Pryor, Schweitzer, Smirl, Wohlgenannt

15. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Medical Imaging We’re part of the largest research hospital in the USA Positron Emission Tomography Nuclear Medicine Faculty: Hichwa, Madsen

16. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Particle & Nuclear Physics Experiments at: Fermilab Higgs particle search SLACCP-violation studies Theory Faculty: Klink, Mallik, Meurice, Newsom, Onel, Payne, Polyzou, Reno, Rodgers

17. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Photonics & Quantum Electronics Experiment & theory Topics: spin & exciton dynamics nano-scale structures optoelectronic devices nonlinear optics Faculty: Andersen, Boggess, Flatté, Prineas, Pryor, Smirl, Wohlgenannt

18. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Plasma Physics Experiments & Theory We have the largest number of plasma physics faculty members among all physics departments in the USA Faculty: D'Angelo, Daughton, Goree, Gurnett, Kletzing, Lonngren, Merlino, Scudder, Skiff, Spangler

19. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Space Physics Exploration of the solar system Instruments on major spacecraft Prof. Van Allen : winner of the Craaford prize = Nobel prize in Astronomy Faculty: D'Angelo, Daughton, Gayley, Gurnett, Kletzing, Merlino, Mutel, Scudder, Spangler

20. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Some of our graduate students

21. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate How to apply Exams GRE General Exam GRE Physics Application deadline February 1 More info: www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate

22. You are welcome to visit us We will help pay your local expenses in Iowa City

23. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Astronomy Space Physics

24. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Atomic & Molecular Physics Plasma Physics

25. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Condensed Matter Photonics & Quantum Electronics

26. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Medical Imaging

27. www.physics.uiowa.edu/graduate Particle & Nuclear Physics