Introduction

Application Process

• Requirements
• How to apply
• Deadlines
• Frequently asked Questions

International Students

• ELI / ITA
• Visa issues

Overview of Degree Programs

• PhD
• MS
• MS non-thesis
• General rules
• Complete rules

Financial Support

• Conditions
• TA and Instructor positions
• Support Guidelines

Graduate Student Resources

• Courses
• UD Handbooks and Catalog
• Campus "life"
• International student info
• Careers

Graduate Student Travel Grants

• Application Form

Graduate Student Awards

• Daicar Bata Awards
• TA Awards

Introduction - Graduate Program

The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The Department is located in Sharp Laboratory, which houses a physics library, research and teaching laboratories, excellent machine and electronics shops and ample computing facilities.

Graduate Program faculty and students are involved in a variety of experimental and theoretical research activities mainly in the areas of astronomy, astrophysics and space physics, atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter and materials physics, and high energy physics. In-house experimental research laboratories are well equipped for studies of condensed and molecular matter. Off-campus research activities involve high altitude balloon flights, a worldwide network of neutron monitors, and cosmic ray and solar observatories in Antarctica. Faculty and students also conduct research at national laboratories, both in the U.S. and abroad, and make use of a variety of ground- and space-based astronomical observatories.

Many aspects of graduate work at the University of Delaware are covered by University regulations and can be found in the Academic Regulations for Graduate Students which is part of the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.

Nearly all graduate students in the program are at some point or another supported as Teaching Assistants. Valuable information about being a Teaching Assistant can be found in the TA Handbook, issued by the Center for Teaching Effectiveness. This handbook also provides a convenient summary of University policiesUniversity policies that apply to the appointment of graduate teaching assistants.

Other useful information, on matters such as campus life, computer technology on campus, policies on responsible computing, resources for foreign students, as well as a very convenient index can be found at a website maintained specifically for current graduate students.

Material regarding the admissions process can be found in the relevant sections of the graduate catalog and on the DPA website.