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www.imperial.ac.uk 14,000 students

9,000 undergrads5,000 postgrads

3,300 academic staff

49% students from outside UK

Imperial College in the heart of Londonwww.imperial.ac.

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•14 Nobel Prize Winners and one Field’s medallist

Alexander Fleming:

Penicillin

Andrew Huxley:Nerve

Impulses

Rodney Porter:

Stucture of Antibodies

AbdusSalam:

Theoretical Physics

Simon Donaldson:Algebreicgeometry

Denis Gabor:

Holography

Faculty of Natural Sciences

In the Department of Chemistry

MRes in Nanomaterials

In the Department of Chemistry

MRes in Green Chemistry

MRes in Plastic Electronics(see also: Physics)

MSc in Theory & Simulations(see also: Physics)

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/mathematics/admissions/msccourseinformation

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/mathematics/admissions/msccourseinformation

Life Sciences۩ Molecular Bioscienc

es۩ Cell & Molecular Bi

ology

۩ Ecology & Evolution

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Physics Based Taught Masters

*Shock Physics*Optics and Photonics*Quantum Fields & Fundamental Forces*General Physics*Theory and Simulation of Materials*Controlled Quantum Dynamics*Photonics*Plastic Electronics*Plasmonics and Metamaterials*http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/physics/admissions/pg/msc

Department of Physics – Blackett Laboratory

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9 one-year Masters programmesShock PhysicsOptics and PhotonicsQuantum Fields & Fundamental ForcesPhysicsTheory and Simulation of MaterialsControlled Quantum DynamicsPhotonicsPlastic ElectronicsPlasmonics and Metamaterials

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/physics

Outreach to London’s global community

fostering of science communicationskills from undergraduates to facultyembedding of top-level sciencewith the arts:Royal College of Music jointdegree programme, Royal College of Arts projects, artist in residencecultural diversity and championing of women in science and engineering

~ 800 undergraduate, 120 Masters, and 270 PhD students2009: 34% female intake33% of undergraduates continue with further studies (mostly PhD)highly trained analytical minds for the financial sector115 academic staff

Student Statistics

Academic Research in Blackett: 120 staff and 220 RAs☼ Astrophysics: Steve Warren + 6 staff

Far Infrared/sub-mm, X-ray, Gravitational Lensing, Cosmology, Galactic, Solar, ….

☼ Condensed Matter Theory: Matthew Faulkes + 9 staffMaterials Modelling, Metamaterials, Complexity Science, Nanotechnology, Quantum Phases

☼ Experimental Solid State Physics: Lesley Cohen + 15 staffSemiconductor Optoelectronics, Functional Magnetism, Nanotechnology, Molecular Materials and Devices, Quantum Optics, Photovoltaics, Spintronics, Plasmonics, Superconductivity, ….

☼ High Energy Physics: Jordan Nash + 21 staffBeyond the Standard Model, CMS/LHCb/D0/BaBar, Neutrino Factory, T2K, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Grid Computing, ….

☼ Photonics: Paul French + 11 staffFibre and solid state lasers, Sculpted thin films, Data storage, Imaging, Adaptive optics, Nonlinear optics,

☼ Plasma Physics: Steve Rose + 7 staffLaser-solid interactions, Particle acceleration, Magnetic Confinement Fusion, Wire array Z-pinch, Astrophysical Jets, Dusty Plasmas, Laser-Plasma theory, ….

☼ Quantum Optics and Laser Science: Mungshik Kim + 11 staffAttosecond science, Quantum coherence, Quantum Optics, Quantum Information, Atom chips, Trapping and Cold matter, EDM measurement, Non-linear ….

☼ Space and Atmospheric Physics: Steve Schwartz + 13 staffHeliospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Planetary Physics, Earth’s Atmosphere and Oceans, Earth Observation, Climate change, Instrumentation, ….

☼ Theoretical Physics: Jerome Gauntlett + 14 staffQuantum Field Theory, Quantum Gravity/Foundations of QM, String Theory & M-Theory, Cosmology,

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Low-voltage ZnO thin-film transistors Anthopoulos and teamADV MATER 2011, Vol:23ADV FUNC MATER 2011

Experimental Solid State Physics

NanoPlasmonicsMaier, Pendry and teamNano Lett, 2011, Vol:11 Phys Rev Lett, 2010, Vol:105

Magnetic Monopole DefectsBranford team: Nature Physics 2010

Science 2012

Organic PhotovoltaicsKim, Nelson and BradleyMACROMOL 44 2011

Theory & Simulation of Materials

MSc course outline:

• Multidisciplinary• Six core courses: advanced

math, equilibrium, kinetics, elasticity, electronic structure, multiscale simulation methods

• Choice of two options• Major research project• Entry criteria: GPA of

3.2+/4 or 4+/5 (MIT)

Career options:

• Materials underpin all modern technology e.g.:o Energyo Transporto Securityo IT & communication

• Links (including funding) with Argonne National Lab, Baker Hughes, US Air Force, Johnson Matthey etc.

Highlights:

• Cohort-based• Direct transfer to PhD• Residential professional

skills training (PhD):o Team-workingo Career planningo Science communication

(BBC)• Outreach activities• Master classes with senior

figures

www.tsmcdt.org

MSc in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces

MSc course outline:

• Compulsory courses cover the Standard Model, Quantum Field Theory and QED

• Options include string theory, supersymmetry and particle cosmology

• Guest lectures by leading physicists

• Entry criteria: GPA of 3.2+/4 or 4+/5 (MIT)

Career options:

• Programme aimed at preparing students for a PhD in theoretical physics

• Mathematical skills gained in great demand in other areas of physics, mathematics and business

Highlights:

• Theoretical physics group established by Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam

• Over 30 years of teaching theoretical physics

• Two week research seminar series

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/theoreticalphysics

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