Graduate Programs
Contact the Graduate Coordinator
Welcome to the Graduate Program of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. We offer Doctorate (Ph.D.) and Masters (M.S.) degrees along with the Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree in Engineering Physics. Please see Graduate Degree Programs for more details on each degree.
Academic year (9 month) Teaching Assistantships pay $18,000 to $21,000, and include tuition waiver and subsidized health insurance (total value in excess of $50,000).
Graduate Programs
Research Centers
- Frontier Institute For Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST)
- Interdisciplinary research projects and technology transfer activities in the areas of surfaces and interfaces, thin films, microelectronic devices, sensor technology, and nanotechnology.
- BioPhysics Research Group
- High Resolution Microscopy & Spectroscopy/FPALM
- Physics Education Research Laboratory
Students can choose their research topics from a wide range of theoretical or experimental areas, including, but not limited to the following:
- Astrophysics (We are not accepting any graduate students in Astrophysics currently)
- Biophysics
- Materials Physics: Nanomagnetism and Sensor Science
- Physics Education
Multidisciplinary research projects are available with faculty in the Departments of Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Biochemistry, Computer Science and Geological Sciences.
For more information, contact
Robert W. Meulenberg , Graduate Coordinator
(email contact preferred)
Rm. 251 ESRB
(207) 581-2245
MST Program
The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) hosts an interdisciplinary Master of Science in Teaching program for prospective science and mathematics teachers; the physics concentration includes a research thesis on the learning and teaching of physical science. For more information about the MST Program, contact
Susan McKay, RiSE Center Director
Rm. 111 Estabrooke Hall
(207)581-1019 / (207)581-4678
