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The resulting museums on the South Kensington Campuswww.imperial.ac.uk
The Science Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum
The Natural History Museum
The Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College
www.imperial.ac.uk 14,000 students
9,000 undergrads5,000 postgrads
3,300 academic staff
49% students from outside UK
•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
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
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
© Imperial College London Page 15
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