Applied Physics
Emeriti: (Professors) Malcolm R. Beasley, Arthur Bienenstock, Steven Chu, Alexander L. Fetter, Theodore H. Geballe, Stephen E. Harris, Walter A. Harrison, Peter A. Sturrock; (Professors, Research) Calvin F. Quate, Helmut Wiedemann, Herman Winick; (Courtesy) Gordon S. Kino
Chair: Hideo Mabuchi
Professors: Steven M. Block, Philip H. Bucksbaum, Robert L. Byer, Sebastian Doniach, Martin M. Fejer, Daniel S. Fisher, Harold Y. Hwang, Aharon Kapitulnik, Mark A. Kasevich, Hideo Mabuchi, Kathryn A. Moler, Vahé Petrosian, Stephen R. Quake, Zhi-Xun Shen, Yuri Suzuki (effective Winter Quarter), Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Associate Professors: Ian R. Fisher, David A. Reis, Mark J. Schnitzer
Assistant Professors: Surya Ganguli (effective Winter Quarter), Benjamin L. Lev
Professor (Research): Michel J-F. Digonnet
Lecturer: Tobias Beetz
Visiting Professor: Alexander Palevski
Courtesy Professors: Bruce M. Clemens, James S. Harris, Lambertus Hesselink, David A. B. Miller, W. E. Moerner, Douglas D. Osheroff, Shoucheng Zhang
Consulting Professors: Thomas M. Baer, Raymond G. Beausoleil, Richard G. Brewer, John D. Fox, Bernardo A. Huberman, Richard M. Martin, Stuart S. P. Parkin, Daniel Rugar
Department Office: 348 Via Pueblo Mall - Applied Physics Room 116-118
Mail Code: 94305-4090
Phone: (650) 723-4027
Web Site: http://appliedphysics.stanford.edu
Courses offered by the Department of Applied Physics are listed under the subject code APPPHYS on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site.
The Department of Applied Physics offers qualified students with backgrounds in physics or engineering the opportunity to do graduate course work and research in the physics relevant to technical applications and natural phenomena. These areas include accelerator physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, nanostructured materials, quantum electronics and photonics, quantum optics and quantum information, space science and astrophysics, synchrotron radiation and applications. Student research is supervised by the faculty members listed above and also by various members of other departments such as Biology, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and faculty of the Medical School who are engaged in related research fields. Research activities are carried out in laboratories including the Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials, the Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, the Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the Center for Probing the Nanoscale, and the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science.
The number of graduate students admitted to Applied Physics is limited. Applications should be received by January 3, 2012. Graduate students normally enter the department only in Autumn Quarter.
Graduate Programs in Applied Physics
Admission requirements for graduate work in Applied Physics include a bachelor's degree in Physics or an equivalent engineering degree. Students entering the program from an engineering curriculum should expect to spend at least an additional quarter of study acquiring the background to meet the requirements for advanced degrees in Applied Physics.