Particle Physics
 Particle Physics (Profs. S. Rajpoot, Z. Hlousek) |
Elementary Particle Physics is concerned with particles of subatomic size that form matter and
radiation, and the interactions between them. Unifying the four basic interactions
that govern our Universe, namely gravity, electromagnetism, weak and strong interactions, into a
grand scheme is one of the aims of this field.
Prof. Subhash Rajpoot
is interested in the grand unifying theory exposed in the SO(10) model. His other passion is CP
violation and higher dimensional theories. He works in close collaboration with
Dr. Hitoshi Nishino.
Prof. Zvonimir Hlousek is interested in various aspect of cosmology, elementary particle physics and quantum mechanics. He has worked on supersymmetric theories and their implications for particle physics. More recently he has also focused on the few-body anyon problem and related systems. |
 Physics Teacher Education (Profs. C. Kwon, G. Pickett) | Physics Teacher Education is not per se a field of Physics represented at the department. Rather, it is a program integrated in PhysTEC of the American Physical Society to provide training for students who wish to become high-school teachers. Interested students should contact Prof. C. Kwon or Prof. G. Pickett. |
 Physics (Faculty of the department) | General Physics covers any field of research of a faculty at the department. Students who do not wish to be integrated in Applied or Computational Physics and work on a topic mentioned above will take this path. However, before choosing this avenue students should imperatively contact the graduate advisor to discuss the options available. |