Open House 2020
Prospective Graduate Student
Virtual Open House 2020
Welcome from Department Head
Department Head Matthias Grosse Perdekamp welcomes you to Illinois Physics.
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The Illinois Physics Graduate Program
Be sure to check out Professor Cooper's Graduate Program blog
Associate Head for Graduate Programs Lance Cooper talks about the Illinois Physics graduate program.
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Physics Graduate Student Association (PGSA)
Current members of the PGSA discuss life as an Illinois Physics graduate student.
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UIUC Physics Gangnam Style
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The Gradfather
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Research Breakout Sessions
Astrophysics/Relativity/Cosmology Research
Professor Jeff Filippini discusses opportunities within the Astrophysics/Relativity/Cosmology research area at U of I. (video length 23:38)
Filippini group: SPIDER launch, Antarctica (01 Jan 2015) video credit Jon E. Gudmundsson
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Shapiro group: Numerical simulation (2015) of jet formation following the merger of a black hole with a magnetized neutron star. (video length 2:35)
Holder and Vieira groups: Brief tour (2012) of the South Pole Telescope, before it’s newest upgrade.
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Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Experimental Research
Professor Brian DeMarco discusses opportunities within the AMO research area at U of I and in his group. (video length 15:10)
Professor Bryce Gadway discusses opportunities available in his AMO research group.
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Professor Elizabeth Goldschmidt discusses opportunities available in her AMO research group.
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Professor Paul Kwiat discusses research opportunities with his AMO research group.
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Professor Gina Lorenz discusses opportunities available in her AMO research group.
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DeMarco Lab Tour
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Kwiat Lab Tour
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Lorenz Lab Tour
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Biological Physics Research
Professor Sangjin Kim discusses research opportunities within CPLC and the Biological Physics research group. (video length 29:17)
Learn more about the Center for the Physics of the Living Cell (CPLC).
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Barbara Stekas, a physics Ph.D. candidate at the U of I, talks about why she loves studying individual DNA strands, how much she enjoys living in Champaign-Urbana and gives potential graduate students some good advice. (video length 2:12)
Gruebele Lab Tour
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Poster presented by Professor Zan Luthey-Schulten.
Condensed Matter Experimental and Theory Research
Professor Jim Eckstein discusses research opportunities within the Experimental Condensed Matter research group. View his slides.
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Professor Bryan Clark discusses research opportunities within the Theoretical Condensed Matter research group.
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High Energy Experimental and Theory Research
Professor Ben Hooberman discusses research opportunities within the Experimental High Energy Physics research group. (video length 39:31)
Professor Patrick Draper discusses research opportunities within the Theoretical High Energy Physics research group. (video length 20:59)
Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST)
Professors Brian DeMarco and Paul Kwiat discuss opportunities available in IQUIST.
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Nuclear/Intermediate Energy Research
Professor Jorge Noronha discusses research opportunities within the Nuclear/Intermediate Energy Physics research group. View updated slides associated with this video. (video length 33:00)
Nuclear Physics graduate student interviews.
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Physics Education Research
Professor Eric Kuo discusses research opportunities within the Physics Education research group.
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Research Facilities
MRL Facilities
Click the map markers to learn about the specific physics research that takes place in each facility.
Women in Physics Videoconference
Join Professor Sangjin Kim, as well as 10 more professors and graduate student representatives for a virtual coffee hour.
You should receive an email invite with a meeting password and the join URL.
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Graduate Admissions Contact
Lance Cooper
Associate Head for Graduate Programs
227 Loomis Laboratory
(217) 333-3645
slcooper@illinois.edu
Have questions about the admission process?
Read through the Admissions pages or contact us.