Professor of Philosophy of Physics

Choosing Florida Tech for a Ph.D. in physics gives students access to more than 5,000 technological companies, including NASA. The university is strategically situated at the center of Florida s high tech corridor and there is no better place to study and start a career than in one of the most diverse science and technology-oriented areas in the country. In fact, students in the physics program are part of a university recognized as having the very first space sciences program in the world, and one that awards the largest number of physics bachelor s degrees each year (according to the American Institute of Physics). Students seeking a Ph.D. in physics will find a unique learning environment at Florida Tech with the expert faculty, tools and resources they might expect to find at a larger university at a smaller school with a more intimate setting. Core competencies include analytics mechanics, electromagnetic theory, quantum mechanics and thermodynamics. Students apply their curriculum through world-class experiments such as the Compact Muon Solenoid at CERN by using our advanced Ortega .8-m telescope.