Overview

The Doctoral Program in Physics at Florida State University provides students with the skills and training to be fully active members of the world’s scientific community. A combination of coursework, teaching experience, and directed research provides our students with the knowledge and experience to work in academics, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations or industry. Our 150 graduate students have the opportunity to work under the supervision of over 60 renowned and diverse faculty members, who mentor our students throughout the program and beyond. Our program is proud to offer all of its admitted graduate students a funding package for a minimum of 5 years, whose value is increased by Tallahassee’s low cost of living.

Research Focus

Our research is anchored by strong national and international collaborations, and locally, by numerous interdisciplinary projects. The strength and variety of research topics offer our students numerous choices and flexibility in their selection of dissertation research, as well as in their future career and employment. Our faculty’s expertise resides in a wide variety of topics such as condensed matter, nuclear, high energy, atomic, biophysics, and astrophysics.

Stellar Facilities

FSU’s Physics Department offers unique experimental research facilities such as the John D. Fox Nuclear Accelerator Laboratory and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, which is the largest and highest powered magnet lab in the world.