Prospective Graduate Student Virtual Open House 2022
Program Overview
Welcome from Department Head
Matthias Grosse Perdekamp welcomes you to Illinois Physics!
The Illinois Physics Graduate Program
Be sure to check out Professor Cooper's Graduate Program blog.
Physics Graduate Student Association (PGSA)
PGSA Welcomes You
Current members of the PGSA discuss life as an Illinois Physics graduate student.
Research Group Overview
Professor Jeff Filippini discusses opportunities within the Astrophysics/Relativity/Cosmology research area at U of I.
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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.
video length 7:56
Witek Group
Numerical simulation (2020) of a head-on collision of two black holes in a modified gravity theory, in which black holes have additional attributes ("hair") not present in general relativity. Understanding those phenomena is important to perform strong-field tests of gravity, e.g., with gravitational waves.
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Gammie Group
Comparison (2021) between Event Horizon Telescope observations of the black hole at the center of M87 (in intensity and polarization) with the best-fit model simulations.
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Research Group Overview
Professor Elizabeth Goldschmidt discusses opportunities
within the AMO research area at U of I.
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Covey Group
Professor Jacob Covey discusses opportunities
available in his AMO research group.
video length 10:45
Gadway Group
Professor Bryce Gadway discusses opportunities
available in his AMO research group.
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Goldschmidt Group
Professor Elizabeth Goldschmidt discusses opportunities
available in her AMO research group.
video length 10:24
Kwiat Group
Professor Paul Kwiat discusses opportunities
available in his AMO research group.
video length 10:27
Lorenz Group
Professor Gina Lorenz discusses opportunities
available in her AMO research group.
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Research Group Overview
Professor Sangjin Kim discusses opportunities within the Biological Physics research group.
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About CPLC
Learn more about the Center for the Physics of the Living Cell (CPLC).
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Student Perspective
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.
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Physics of Living Systems,
From Single Molecules to Cells
Poster presented by Professor Zan Luthey-Schulten.
Experimental Condensed Matter Research Group
Professor Jim Eckstein discusses opportunities
within the Experimental Condensed Matter research group.
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Theoretical Condensed Matter Research Group
Professor Bryan Clark discusses opportunities
within the Theoretical Condensed Matter research group.
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Mahmood Group
Professor Fahad Mahmood's group describe their
research process and show their lab in this fun music video!
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Experimental High Energy Research Group
Professor Ben Hooberman discusses opportunities within the Experimental High Energy Physics research group.
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Theoretical High Energy Research Group
Professor Patrick Draper discusses opportunities within the Theoretical High Energy Physics research group.
video length 20:59
Research Group Overview
Professor Jorge Noronha discusses opportunities within the Nuclear/Intermediate Energy Physics research group.
video length 39:29
Liu Group
Professor Chen-Yu Liu discusses opportunities
available in her NPL research group.
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Long Group
Professor Josh Long discusses opportunities
available in his NPL research group.
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Physics Education Research
Research Group Overview
Professor Eric Kuo discusses opportunities within the
Physics Education research group.
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Quantum Information Science Research
IQUIST Overview
Professors Brian DeMarco and Paul Kwiat discuss
opportunities available in IQUIST.
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Research Facilities and Map
Interactive Map
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.
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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.