Overview

Department of Physics and Astronomy / Department of Physics and Astronomy is located in Fort Worth, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Business Administration (PhD/MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics	Astrophysics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics	Biophysics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics	Business
Master of Science (MS)	Physics
Master of Arts (MA)	Physics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

23

Applied

9

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

60

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	September 1st	September 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

18

Total Graduate Students

27%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	16.67%
Black or African American	5.56%
White or Caucasian	44%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.56%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 0

Male (5)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Nanomaterials, computer simulations of biophysical processes, nonlinear dynamics, computational and observational studies of galaxy evolution using stars and gas, spectroscopy and fluorescence of biomolecules
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	265,000

Location & Contact

Address TCU Box 298840
Fort Worth, TX  76129-0002
United States

Contact Dr. Yuri M. Strzhemechny
Associate Professor/Chair
Email: y.strzhemechny@tcu.edu
Phone: 817-257-5793
Fax: 817-257-7742

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