Modern society is ever more dependent on technological inovations growing out of pure scientific research. From semiconductor technology, optoelectronics and photonics, to lasers, medical imaging and quantum computing, applied physicists use their understanding of fundamental physics to develop new devices, materials, or processes. In some areas the boundary between pure and applied research becomes blurred, as the search for systems with new and novel properties leads to exploration of the fundamental behaviors of new or familiar materials on smaller physical scales, or under unusual physical conditions.

Within the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester, opportunities for research in applied physics can be found within the Condensed Matter Physics and the Quantum Optics groups. Through the Cross-Disciplinary Physics program, students are also free to pursue research with faculty from other departments in the University. These include faculty from the Institute of Optics (see our Optical Science page), faculty in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (see our Chemical Physics and Engineering page), and other faculty from the School of Engineering, including:

[Macro error: Can’t find a sub-table named “Fauchet_Philippe_M”.]	optoelectronics and photonics; quantum dots; porous silicon; biosensors
Prof. Feldman	superconducting electronics; quantum computing; atom chips
Prof. Hsiang	optoelectronics; superconductivity; ultrafast phenomena
Prof. Jones	micro-electromechanical systems; dielectrophoresis
Prof. Parker	medical imaging; sonoelasticity
Prof. Sobolewski	optoelectronics; superconductivity; ultrafast phenomena; nanotechnology
Prof. Waag	bio-ultrasound; tissue characterization; nondestructive testing

See also our Condensed Matter Physics, Chemical Physics and Engineering, Quantum Optics, and Optical Science pages.

Faculty

Philippe M. Fauchet	Marc J. Feldman	Thomas Y. Hsiang	Thomas B. Jones
Kevin J. Parker	Roman Sobolewski	Robert C. Waag

Graduate Students Han G. Yoo