Departmental Information
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Allan S. Blaer
927 Pupin
(212) 854-3262
asb@phys.columbia.edu
Departmental Office
704 Pupin
(212) 854-3348
Departmental Web Site
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/physics
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Professors
Igor Aleiner
Boris Altshuler
Elena Aprile
Allan S. Blaer
Norman Christ
Brian Cole
Janet Conrad
Brian Greene (Mathematics)
Miklos Gyulassy
Charles J. Hailey
Timothy Halpin-Healy (Barnard)
Tony Heinz (Electrical Engineering)
Emlyn Hughes
Tsung Dao Lee
Robert Mawhinney
Andrew Millis
Alfred H. Mueller
John Parsons
Aron Pinczuk (Applied Physics)
Malvin A. Ruderman
Michael Shaevitz
Horst Stormer (Applied Physics)
Michael Tuts
Yasutomo Uemura
Erick Weinberg
William J. Willis
William Zajc
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Associate Professors
Andrei Beloborodov
Lam Hui
Daniel Kabat
Philip Kim
Amber Miller
Reshmi Mukherjee (Barnard)
Assistant Professors
Gustaaf Brooijmans
Szabols Màrka
Alberto Nicolis
Eduardo Pontón
Tanya Zelevinsky
Adjunct Professor
Morgan May
Lecturers
Burton Budick
Jeremy Dodd
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The physics major offers a rigorous preparation in the intellectual
developments of modern physics, along with extensive exposure to the
mathematical and experimental techniques required to conduct basic
and applied research in physics.
For the major the department offers a
set of required courses well-suited to preparing students for the
most rigorous course of graduate study. These can be supplemented by elective
courses in a variety of advanced topics. Although most majors go
on to graduate work in physics, the intellectual skills acquired in the
study of physics can also provide the basis for work in a variety of other
scientific and nonscientific areas.
The Physics Department
concentration is for students who are interested in physics but are uncertain
about graduate study in physics; for those who want to explore other
subjects along with physics; for those who want to find a physics-
or technology-related job after graduation; or for those who are considering
a professional school such as law or medicine. The department strongly
encourages such concentrators. The department will help concentrators
custom design programs to ensure maximum flexibility in meeting students’ intellectual
needs and career goals. With appropriate selection of courses, the
concentrator can explore other subjects yet maintain the option of
graduate study in physics.
Research is an extremely important component
of the Columbia physics experience. Because the department has
a very small student-to-faculty ratio, essentially all physics majors
and concentrators engage in experimental, computational, or theoretical
research under the close supervision of a faculty member during part,
if not all, of their time at Columbia. There is nothing more exciting
than the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research as an undergraduate.
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