Program Overview

Joint PhD in Physics and Materials Science and Engineering

The Department of Physics and Astronomy has partnered with the Tufts Interdisciplinary Advanced Materials Center to offer a joint PhD in Physics and Materials Science and Engineering. Students interested in this program should apply to the PhD in Physics: Material Science and Engineering. Applications are reviewed by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Materials Science and Engineering Steering Committee. After a student is admitted to the program, Physics and Astronomy remains the student's "home" department.

To complete this program of study, students must complete all requirements of both the PhD in Physics and the PhD in Materials Science and Engineering.

Program Details

• The program is a joint PhD offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Tufts Interdisciplinary Advanced Materials Center.
• Students apply to the PhD in Physics: Material Science and Engineering.
• Applications are reviewed by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Materials Science and Engineering Steering Committee.
• Physics and Astronomy is the student's "home" department after admission.

Available Programs

• BS in Physics
• BS in Astrophysics
• BS in Applied Physics
• BS in Chemical Physics
• BS in Engineering Physics
• Minor in Physics
• Minor in Astrophysics
• Minor in Applied Computational Science
• MS in Physics
• MS in Physics: Astrophysics
• MS in Physics: Physics Education
• PhD in Physics
• PhD in Physics: Astrophysics
• PhD in Physics: Physics Education
• PhD in Physics: Chemical Physics
• Joint PhD in Physics and Materials Science and Engineering

Research Areas

• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Cosmology and Relativity
• High Energy Physics
• Physics Education Research