Graduate Studies
in PHYSICS and PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

The Physics Department at UMD offers a Master of Science program in the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota. We believe we can offer several advantages to students who desire an M.S. degree either as preparation for employment or to continue work toward the Ph.D. Since we are a small department, the master's-degree students get much individual attention and have excellent opportunities to participate in research, obtain practical experience, and publish early during graduate training.

The department's research efforts are concentrated in experimental condensed matter physics, high-energy neutrino astrophysics, computational particle physics, physical oceanography, and fundamental issues in quantum mechanics. The neutrino physics makes use of the MINOS Far Detector and the Super-Kamiokande detector; the focus is on measurements of neutrino oscillations and mass and on detection of astrophysical sources of neutrinos.

Computational work in particle physics uses resources made available by the Minnesota Supercomputer Institute. Much of the physical oceanography work is carried out by faculty with joint appointments in Physics and the Large Lakes Observatory. This interdisciplinary effort involves physicists, geologists, chemists, and biologists engaged in studying the physical and biological processes of the world's largest lakes, with studies conducted on our own adjacent Lake Superior as well as lakes in Africa and Asia.

There are two M.S. plans: one requires a thesis based on original research and the other, short projects and additional course work. In addition, students may take the written Ph.D. candidacy qualifying exam given by the School of Physics and Astronomy on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota and continue on for the Ph.D. in Minneapolis after completing the M.S. in Duluth. Additional Ph.D. opportunities are available for students interested in the University's Scientific Computation program or the limnology/oceanography work of the Large Lakes Observatory through the University's Water Resources Science program.

To contact the department:

• E-mail: phys@d.umn.edu
• Voice: 218-726-7124
• Fax: 218-726-6942
• Mail: Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Physics
  University of Minnesota-Duluth, 1023 University Drive
  Duluth, MN 55812