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  • Financial Assistance for Ph.D. Students

    Graduate Stipends The University Office of Graduate Studies promises 5 years of full financial support for full-time Ph.D students who maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students in the 1st

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  • Typical Course of Study

    Our conventional Ph.D. program consists of two years of advanced physics coursework and lab rotations, followed by thesis research. In the first year, all students take the same course sequence. S

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  • Living in the D.C. Metropolitan Area

    The Washington, D.C. metropolitan region is an excellent place to work and live. D.C. contains vibrant and interesting neighborhoods, including the Georgetown neighborhood itself, which offers shops,

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  • Dissertations

    StudentDissertationAdvisorYearHe, ZekunAlgorithms for Quantum Many Body System Ground-State PreparationJ. Freericks2025Wang, ShichenPhase Separation in Elastic Gels: Modeling Elasticity and a study o

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  • Student Awards

    2026 Karma Dema and Darrian Mills received the department's 2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Rose Tchuenkam was awarded the Division of Soft Matter (DSOFT) Spark Award for her flash

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  • Student Profiles

    Welcome the Class of 2025! Michael Brodskiy Michael, originally from the Bay Area in California, graduated with honors from Northeastern University in May 2025 with a combined degree in Phy

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  • Doctoral Program

    The Path to The Ph.D The Georgetown graduate experience is tailored to match your academic and professional goals. The process is straightforward, but as with any program, there are certain benchm

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  • Research Opportunities Presentations

    Every Spring, we hold an information session about undergraduate research in the department. Several of the faculty members present overviews of the opportunities in the groups. Feel free to take a lo

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  • Physics 499x: Independent Research (Senior Thesis)

    Your independent research project should be the capstone of your undergraduate education. One of the benefits of our small department is that you have the opportunity to be directly involved in resea

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  • Physics Department Learning Goals

    Georgetown University Department of Physics: Programmatic Learning Goals The programmatic learning goals for the majors and minors in our department include both general and specific objectives.

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