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Students in the program in applied physics have access to many resources, including far-infrared free electron laser, laser spectroscopy laboratory, surface science laboratory, biosensor laboratory, and a Microelectronics Research Center with class 10 clean room facility for CMOS technology and micromachining research. Other available technology includes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) for III-V optoelectronic materials and device research, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) materials synthesis, ultrafast optical and optoelectronic phenomena, ultrathin film and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Electronic Imaging Center, rapid thermal annealing, infrared optoelectronic device laboratory, and various materials- and device-characterization facilities.

Interdisciplinary applied physics research is carried out in collaboration with electrical engineering, chemistry, biological sciences, and geological sciences faculty members, as well as with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). There also is extensive cooperative research with the National Solar Observatory, Bell Laboratories, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, and other industrial and federal research laboratories.

Joint M.S. Program in Applied Physics

The joint Rutgers-Newark/NJIT M.S. degree in applied physics requires 30 credits above the 600 level. Students must take 24 credits of course work. Of the 24 credits, 18 must be in physics or related areas (including mathematical physics or applied mathematics), and the remaining 6 credits are electives. Four graduate physics courses (26:755:611 Advanced Classical Mechanics, 26:755:621 Classical Electrodynamics I, 26:755:631 Quantum Mechanics I, and 26:755:641 Statistical Mechanics) are required.

Thesis research for 6 credits completes the master`s program. Alternatively, with the approval of the student`s adviser, a 3-credit project plus an additional 3-credit course may replace the 6-credit thesis requirement.

Joint Ph.D. Program in Applied Physics

For entering students with B.S. or B.A. degrees, the joint Rutgers- Newark/NJIT Ph.D. degree in applied physics requires 75 credits above the 600 level. A cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 is required in course work. Students take 39 credits in courses and earn the remaining 36 credits they need in dissertation research. Course work includes 24 credits in physics courses (including mathematical physics or applied mathematics) and 15 credits in electives.

Among the 24 credits of physics courses, six courses are mandatory: 26:755:611 Advanced Classical Mechanics, 26:755:621 Classical Electrodynamics I, 26:755:631 Quantum Mechanics I, 26:755:641 Statistical Mechanics, 26:755:721 Classical Electrodynamics II, and 26:755: 731 Quantum Mechanics II. At least 12 credits offered for the degree must be at or above the 700 level. Course work may include graduate courses in electrical engineering, bioscience, chemistry, or other areas, depending upon the student`s field of research.

For entering students with M.S. or M.A. degrees, the joint Ph.D. degree in applied physics requires 54 credits above the 600 level. Course work comprises 18 credits, and 36 credits are in dissertation research. Course work includes 9 credits in physics courses (including mathematical physics or applied mathematics), and the remaining 9 credits are taken in electives. At least 12 credits must be at or above the 700 level. A cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 is required in course work, which may include graduate courses in electrical engineering, bioscience, chemistry, or other areas, depending on the student`s research interest.

Qualifying examinations, both written and oral, are required for the Ph.D. These examinations, which are given in August/ September of each academic year, must be taken by the end of the first year. Students who fail the examination on the first attempt get one additional chance to pass.

The Ph.D. dissertation will be evaluated by a committee consisting of the candidate`s academic adviser and three other faculty members, one from Rutgers-Newark, one from NJIT, and one from outside the program. It takes from three to six years for full-time students and four to eight years for part-time students to complete the program. Students with degrees in chemistry and other related areas are accepted into the program.


 
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