MIT Department of Physics
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The Physics Department at MIT has over 120 faculty members. It offers academic programs leading to the SB, SM, PhD, and ScD degrees.
As of 2018[update], the department counts five Nobel Prize winners among its faculty: Samuel C.C. Ting (1976), Jerome I. Friedman (1990), Wolfgang Ketterle (2001), Frank Wilczek (2004) and Rainer Weiss (2017). A few other former faculty members have also been so honored: Clifford Shull (1994), Henry Kendall (1990), Steven Weinberg (1979) and Charles H. Townes (1964). MIT Physics alumni who have received the Nobel Prize for Physics are Adam Riess (2011), George Smoot (2006), Eric A. Cornell and Carl E. Wieman (2001), Robert B. Laughlin (1998), William D. Phillips (1997), Burton Richter (1976), John Robert Schrieffer (1972), Murray Gell-Mann (1969), Richard Feynman (1965) and William Shockley (1956).
Academics
Undergraduate academics
There are two paths to earning a bachelor's degree (SB) in physics from MIT. The first, "Course 8 Focused Option", is for students intending to continue studying physics in graduate school.[citation needed]
The second, "Course 8 Flexible Option" is designed for those students who would like to develop a strong background in physics but who do not necessarily want to pursue graduate work in the field.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
References
- ^ American Physical Society - J. J. Sakurai Prize Winners
- ^ MIT Technology Review - Hagen and Guralnik’s award-winning physics work began during MIT undergraduate days, Spring 2010
- ^ T. Friedmann ; C.R. Hagen. "Quantum mechanical derivation of the Wallis formula for pi." Journal of Mathematical Physics Vol. 56 (2015)
- ^ "Quantum mechanical derivation of the Wallis formula for pi." Journal of Mathematical Physics Vol. 56 (arxiv)
- ^ "Discovery of classic pi formula a ‘cunning piece of magic'." University of Rochester (November 10, 2015
- ^ "New derivation of pi links quantum physics and pure math." American Institute of Physics (November 10, 2015)
- ^ "New derivation of pi links quantum physics and pure math." Phys.org (November 10, 2015)
- ^ "Revealing the hidden connection between pi and Bohr's hydrogen model." Physics World (November 17, 2015)
- ^ University of Rochester - C.R. Hagen Wins 2010 J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ American Physical Society - J. J. Sakurai Prize Winners
- ^ MIT Technology Review - Hagen and Guralnik’s award-winning physics work began during MIT undergraduate days, Spring 2010