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We offer B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. programs in physics. The B.S degree has emphases in Professional Physics, Applied Physics and Physics Secondary Education (teacher licensure). The M.S. program has specializations in Basic Physics, Applied Physics, Physics Teaching, and Quantum Science. The Ph.D. program emphasizes original research in collaboration with faculty and National Laboratories.

Our faculty have close links with and , and often involve undergrad and graduate students in research.

You will experience traditional classroom instruction as well as laboratory courses. All undergraduate physics majors also complete a capstone research project as part of their degree.

Selected Graduate Opportunities

• Quantum Science and Technology
• Physics Teaching/Secondary Education
• Â鶹¾«Æ·-UIC Graduate Traineeship Program (C2-THE-P2 program)
• Chicagoland Accelerator Science Traineeship Program (CAST program)

Resources

• Recent Theses and Dissertations in Physics
• Physics Department Colloquia

In The News

• Congratulations Dorcas Jeseph for Carla Montgomery Memorial Award for Graduate Students (Apr 21, 2026).
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• Dr. Lurio discusses quantum science in a  (Apr 14, 2026).
• Coming in the New Year (2026)! Masters degree in Quantum Science and Technology. Interested? Contact Professor Jahred Adelman for more details.
• Dr. Gwanghui Ha receives DOE Early Career Research Program award (Aug 01, 2025)
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• , funded by the Army Research Office (ARO) for four years. PI: Dr. Boldizsar Janko, Notre Dame University. (November 4, 2024)
• Congratulations Dr. Timothy Draher for the award of the most outstanding dissertation of 2023-2024 in the Health Sciences and STEM category to your Ph.D dissertation, "Design and Performance of Superconducting Switches for Nanowire Detectors in Magnetic Fields", recognized by Â鶹¾«Æ· Graduate Council (October 21, 2024)
• ! The Â鶹¾«Æ· Center for Research Computing and Data (CRCD, director: Dr. Bela Erdelyi) is commissioning a new $1.2 million, high-performance computing facility (HPC), known as METIS (May 3, 2023)
• Congratulations to Dr. Andreas Glatz for his 2023 Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professorships (PRSAP) and Dr. Chmaissem for his 2023 Presidential Teaching Professorship. (April 20, 2023)
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