Three reasons for applying to Stony Brook's Ph.D. program in Physics and Astronomy
  • Our Department consistently ranks amongst the best in the country. For example, in the latest US News and World Report survey we are in the top 25 programs overall, and our Nuclear Physics program was the 4th best in the nation.
  • We are located close to Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), one of the largest research centers in the country. Several of our professors have research programs in BNL, and many BNL staff scientists have adjunct appointments in the Department. Our graduate students find exciting research opportunities in BNL.
  • The Department has close ties to the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, a leading center in theoretical high energy physics and cosmology. Construction work is just about to start on a new building for the recently established Simons Center for Geometry and Physics; this center will also provide unique opportunities to our students.
Three reasons for applying to Stony Brook's Master of Science in Instrumentation (MSI) program:
  • The MSI program has a long tradition of training professional physicists for careers in research at the frontiers of knowledge in universities, modern industries, government labs, hospitals, and other technologically oriented enterprises.
  • In a billion-dollar investment, the Department of Energy is constructing a new National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS II) in Brookhaven Lab. Our MSI program is coordinated with the needs of NSLS II, and many of our graduates may find attractive job opportunities there.
  • Although MSI is a two-year program, the Ph.D. and MSI students share many of the same classes. Some of our MSI students successfully applied to the Ph.D. program.
We have a diverse program, covering nearly all areas of physics and astronomy. We have about 180 graduate students, and life in our community is never boring. About 35 of our Ph.D. students graduate every year. Our graduates are in leading postions at Universities and National Laboratories in the US and all over the world.

Orientation for new students starts mid-August. Check out the Graduate School's WEB site for more information.

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