PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Physics

The graduate program in Physics at UT Austin provides exceptional academic training, preparing our students to lead as highly regarded scientists, educators, and professionals in academia, as well as in both the public and private sectors. The Physics Department is an internationally recognized research institution and ranks well in the National Research Council surveys of research-doctorate programs in the United States. More importantly, our national rankings have been steadily improving over the years, and future growth and development should place the Department as one of the best in the nation. Our graduate population consists of approximately 220 students.The Physics faculty consists of sixty members. Two professors in the Department, Ilya Prigogine (deceased) and Steven Weinberg (deceased), have been honored by the Swedish Academy; Prigogine was named the 1977 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and Weinberg received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979. Three members of the Department are members of the National Academy of Science.