Every year, the Boston College Department of Physics welcomes approximately ten new students into its graduate program. They pursue Ph.D. and Masters degrees in various theoretical and experimental research programs including:
- Photonics and Plasmonics
- Strongly Correlated Materials and Unconventional Superconductivity
- Renewable Energy Materials (Thermoelectrics, Photovoltaics, Hydrogen Fuel Cells)
- Topological Materials
- Biological Physics, Neuroscience
- 2D Atomic Crystals and Thin Films
Boston College graduates have gone on to successful careers in a broad range of fields within as well as outside of physics including, among others, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. Please find a partial list of our recent alumni. Students are prepared for a wide range of careers including academic research, teaching, and industry.
