Physics and Astronomy

      Wolfgang Rudolph, Chairperson
      Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 100
      MSC07 4220
      1 University of New Mexico
      Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001
      (505) 277-2616, FAX (505) 277-1520
      http://physics.unm.edu/

      University Professor
      Murray Gell-Mann, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      Distinguished Professors
      Carlton M. Caves, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
      V.M. Kenkre, Ph.D., State University of New York (Stony Brook)
      Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)

      Regents Professor
      Wolfgang Rudolph, Ph.D., University of Jena

      Professors
      Bernd Bassalleck, Ph.D., University of Karlsruhe
      Kevin E. Cahill, Ph.D., Harvard University
      Ivan H. Deutsch, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Jean-Claude Diels, Ph.D., University of Brussels
      David H. Dunlap, Ph.D., University of Rochester
      Douglas Fields, Ph.D., University of Indiana
      Michael S. Gold, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Patricia A. Henning, Ph.D., University of Maryland
      Kevin Malloy, Ph.D., Stanford University
      John A. J. Matthews, Ph.D., University of Toronto
      John T. McGraw, Ph.D., University of Texas
      Sudhakar Prasad, Ph.D., Harvard University
      Richard J. Rand, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
      Sally C. Seidel, Ph.D., University of Michigan
      Gregory B. Taylor, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)

      Associate Professors
      Rouzbeh Allahverdi, Ph.D., University of Alberta
      Keith Lidke, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
      Dinesh Loomba, Ph.D., Boston University
      Ylva Pihlström, Ph.D., Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
      Mousumi Roy, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      James L. Thomas, Ph.D., Cornell University

      Assistant Professors
      F. Elohim Becerra Chavez, Ph.D., Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Avanzados, Mexico
      Huaiyu Duan, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
      Akimasa Miyake, Ph.D., University of Tokyo 

      Lecturers
      Boye M. Odom, M.S., University of Texas (El Paso)
      Mark Morgan-Tracy, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

      Jointly Appointed Distinguished Professor
      Steven R.J. Brueck, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      Jointly Appointed Professors
      Hua Guo, Ph.D., Sussex University, Sussex, UK
      Philip H. Heintz, Ph.D., University of Washington
      Ravinder Jain, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Marek Osinski, Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences
      Stephan Posse, Ph.D., University of Cologne, Germany

      Research Faculty
      Alexandrer R. Albrecht, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
      Susan R. Atlas, Ph.D., Harvard University
      Stephen T.P. Boyd, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
      Jayce Dowell, Ph.D., Indiana University (Bloomington)
      Luke Emmert, Ph.D., Cornell University
      Vasudevan Nampoothiri, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
      Peter Zimmer, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

      Professors Emeriti
      Harjit S. Ahluwalia, Ph.D., University of Gujarat
      Seymour S. Alpert, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Howard C. Bryant, Ph.D., University of Michigan
      Colston Chandler, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Byron D. Dieterle, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Daniel Finley, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Stephen A. Gregory, Ph.D., University of Arizona
      David S. King, Ph.D., Indiana University
      Christopher P. Leavitt, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      John K. McIver, Ph.D., University of Rochester
      J. A. Panitz, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
      R. Marcus Price, Ph.D., Australian National University
      Derek B. Swinson, Ph.D., University of Alberta
      David M. Wolfe, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
      Michael Zeilik II, Ph.D., Harvard University

      Affiliated Faculty
      Mark R. Ackerman, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
      Howard Barnum, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
      Grant Biedermann, Ph.D., Stanford University
      Robin Blume-Kohout, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
      Malcomb G. Boshier, D.Phil., Oxford University
      David A. Cardimona, Ph.D., University of Rochester
      Stephan M. Carr, Ph.D., Dartmouth College
      Helene R. Dickel, Ph.D., University of Michigan
      John Dickel, Ph.D., University of Michigan
      Robert Eisenstein, Ph.D., Yale University
      David Emin, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
      Kevin Fortier, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)
      Igor Gorelov, Ph.D., Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Russia
      Michael Hasselbeck, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
      Markus P. Hehlen, Ph.D., University of Bern, Switzerland
      Gary H. Herling, Ph.D., Yale University
      Dean C. Hines, Ph.D., University of Texas (Austin)
      Michael H. Holzscheiter, Ph.D., Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany
      Tony Hull, M.S., University of Pennsylvania
      Yuan-Yu Jau, Ph.D., Princeton University
      Andrew J. Landahl, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
      Marcus Magnor, Ph.D., Erlagen University, Germany
      Cristopher D. Moore, Ph.D., Cornell University
      Emil Mottola, Ph.D., Columbia University
      Keith Rielage, Ph.D., Washington University (St. Louis)
      Peter Schwindt, Ph.D., University of Colorado
      Paul R. Schwoebel, Ph.D., Cornell University
      Rolando Somma, Ph.D., Instituto Balseiro, Argentina
      Daniel L. Stick, Ph.D., University of Michigan
      John Strologas, Ph.D., University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
      Timothy L. Thomas, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
      Bernard Zak, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)


      Introduction

      Students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico find themselves immersed in a stimulating atmosphere arising from their exposure to the teaching and research activities of 29 regular faculty members, another several dozen research, adjunct and part-time faculty members, a dozen postdoctoral research associates, and from their interactions with well over 100 undergraduate majors and over 120 graduate students. The atmosphere is enriched by activities of the Center for Quantum Information and Control, the Consortium of the Americas for Interdisciplinary Science, the New Mexico Center for Particle Physics, and the Institute for Astrophysics, which are housed in the department; by the Center for High Technology Materials, in which physicists and engineers are at work on understanding and developing optoelectronic materials and devices with novel properties; by the New Mexico Center for the Spatiotemporal Modeling of Cell Signaling, a collaborative effort that includes physicists, engineers, mathematicians, and biologists to study complex cell signaling networks, and by the collaborative projects the faculty and students in the department carry out with neighboring laboratories such as Sandia National Laboratories, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory; with local industries, and with institutes, universities and other centers of learning in the USA and elsewhere. Outstanding scientists from all over the world visit the department for periods of a few weeks to as long as a year, while seminars and colloquia feature international experts in their fields each week.

      The research atmosphere is equally active, with work being pursued in astrophysics and astronomy, optics and photonics, condensed matter physics, quantum information, atomic and subatomic physics, biomedical physics, general relativity and statistical physics. The research is funded at a high level by various external agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, and NASA.

      Application Procedures

      Prospective candidates for both undergraduate and graduate degrees should contact the department’s academic advisor by mail, phone or e-mail at:

      Department of Physics and Astronomy
      Attn: Coordinator, Program Advisement
      MSC07 4220
      1 University of New Mexico
      Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
      Phone: (505) 277-1514
      e-mail: pandainfo@phys.unm.edu

      Prospective candidates should also check the Department of Physics and Astronomy Web site.


      Courses

      ASTR 101. Introduction to Astronomy. (3)



      ASTR 101L. Astronomy Laboratory. (1)



      ASTR 109. Selected Topics in Astronomy. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



      ASTR 270. General Astronomy. (3)



      ASTR 270L. General Astronomy Laboratory I. (1)



      ASTR 271. General Astronomy. (3)



      ASTR 271L. General Astronomy Laboratory I. (1)



      ASTR *421. Concepts of Astrophysics I. (3)



      ASTR 422 / 538 [*422]. Concepts of Astrophysics II. (3)



      ASTR 423 / 539 [*423]. Radio Astronomy. (3)



      ASTR 426 / 526 [*426]. Optics and Instrumentation. (3)



      ASTR *427. Topics in Planetary Astronomy. (3)



      ASTR *455. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      ASTR 456. Honors Problems. (1 to a maximum of 2 Δ)



      ASTR 526 / 426 [*426]. Optics and Instrumentation. (3)



      ASTR 536. Advanced Astrophysics I. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      ASTR 537. Advanced Astrophysics II. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      ASTR 538 / 422 [*422]. Concepts of Astrophysics II. (3)



      ASTR 539 / 423 [*423]. Radio Astronomy. (3)



      NONE 102. Introduction to Physics. (3)



      NONE 102L. Physics Laboratory. (1)



      NONE 103. Selected Topics in Physics. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



      NONE 105. Physics and Society. (3)



      NONE 108. Introduction to Musical Acoustics. (3)



      NONE 108L. Musical Acoustics Laboratory. (1)



      NONE 110. Introduction to Applied Physics. (3)



      NONE 151. General Physics. (3)



      NONE 151L. General Physics Laboratory. (1)



      NONE 152. General Physics. (3)



      NONE 152L. General Physics Laboratory. (1)



      NONE 157. Problems in General Physics. (1)



      NONE 158. Problems in General Physics. (1)



      NONE 160. General Physics. (3)



      NONE 160L. General Physics Laboratory. (1)



      NONE 161. General Physics. (3)



      NONE 161L. General Physics Laboratory. (1)



      NONE 167. Problems in General Physics. (1)



      NONE 168. Problems in General Physics. (1)



      NONE 262. General Physics. (3)



      NONE 262L. General Physics Laboratory. (1)



      NONE 267. Problems in General Physics. (1)



      NONE 290. Computational Physics. (3)



      NONE **300. Topics in Physics and Astronomy. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      NONE **301. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. (3)



      NONE **302. Introduction to Photonics. (3)



      NONE **302L. Optics Lab. (3)



      NONE **303. Analytical Mechanics I. (3)



      NONE **304. Analytical Mechanics II. (3)



      NONE **306L. Junior Laboratory. (3)



      NONE **307L. Junior Laboratory. (3)



      NONE 311. Problems in Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. (1)



      NONE 313. Problems in Analytical Mechanics I. (1)



      NONE 314. Problems in Analytical Mechanics II. (1)



      NONE **327. Geophysics. (3)



      NONE **330. Introduction to Modern Physics. (3)



      NONE 331. Problems in Introduction to Modern Physics. (1)



      NONE **366. Mathematical Methods of Physics. (4)



      NONE *400. Seminar. (1 to a maximum of 3 Δ)



      NONE *405. Electricity and Magnetism I. (3)



      NONE *406. Electricity and Magnetism II. (3)



      NONE 415. Problems in Electricity and Magnetism I. (1)



      NONE 416. Problems in Electricity and Magnetism II. (1)



      NONE *430. Introduction to Solid State Physics. (3)



      NONE *450. Introduction to Subatomic Physics. (3)



      NONE 451 / 551. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      NONE *452. Research Methods. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      NONE 456. Honors Problems. (1 to a maximum of 2 Δ)



      NONE *463. Advanced Optics I. (3)



      NONE *464. Laser Physics I. (3)



      NONE *466. Methods of Theoretical Physics I. (3)



      NONE *467. Methods of Theoretical Physics II. (3)



      NONE 468. Problems in Methods of Theoretical Physics I. (1)



      NONE *476L. Experimental Techniques of Optics. (3)



      NONE *477L. Experimental Techniques of Optics. (3)



      NONE 480. Special Topics in Physics and Astronomy. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      NONE *491. Intermediate Quantum Mechanics I. (3)



      NONE *492. Intermediate Quantum Mechanics II. (3)



      NONE *493L. Contemporary Physics Laboratory. (3)



      NONE *495. Theory of Special Relativity. (3)



      NONE 496. Problems in Intermediate Quantum Mechanics I. (1)



      NONE 497. Problems in Intermediate Quantum Mechanics II. (1)



      NONE 500. Advanced Seminar. (1-3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



      NONE 501. Advanced Seminar. (1-3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



      NONE 503. Classical Mechanics I. (3)



      NONE 505. Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics. (3)



      NONE 511. Electrodynamics. (3)



      NONE 521. Graduate Quantum Mechanics I. (3)



      NONE 522. Graduate Quantum Mechanics II. (3)



      NONE 523. Quantum Field Theory I. (3)



      NONE 524. Quantum Field Theory II. (3)



      NONE 529. Condensed Matter I. (3)



      NONE 531. Atomic and Molecular Structure. (3)



      NONE 534. Plasma Physics I. (3)



      NONE 535. Plasma Physics II. (3)



      NONE 542. Particle Physics I. (3)



      NONE 551 / 451. Problems. (1-4 to a maximum of 16 Δ)



      NONE 552. Problems. (1-4 to a maximum of 16 Δ)



      NONE 554. Advanced Optics II. (3)



      NONE 559. Internship in Optical Science and Engineering. (3)



      NONE 566. Quantum Optics. (3)



      NONE 568. Nonlinear Optics. (3)



      NONE 569. Advanced Topics in Modern Optics. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



      NONE 570. Theory of Relativity. (3)



      NONE 571. Quantum Computation. (3)



      NONE 572. Quantum Information Theory. (3)



      NONE 581. Advanced Topics in Physics and Astrophysics. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



      NONE 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



      NONE 650. Research. (1-12 to a maximum of 24 Δ)



      NONE 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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