Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | About RPI | Academics | Research | Student Life | Admissions | News & Information
Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Home Undergraduate Graduate Research Faculty Students Facilities News
About the Department

34 Faculty Members

8 Visiting Appointments

2 Adjunct Appointments

16 Postdoctoral Research Associates

60 Full-Time Graduate Students (18 TAs, 33 RAs, and 9 Fellowships)

135 Undergraduate Students

National Awards, including:

  • Boeing Outstanding Educator Award
  • Pew Leadership Award (for the renewal of undergraduate education)
  • Hesburgh Award (Center for Innovation in Undergraduate Education)
  • 1996 Gourman Report, "A Rating of Graduate and Professional Programs in American & International Universities" (Library REF LB 2331.62.G68x, 1996) shows that Rensselaer Applied Physics program is ranked in the top ten among universities in the US that have similar programs.

Department Publications

*
RPI Home > Academics & Research > School of Science > Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy:
Home Undergraduate Graduate Research Faculty Facilities Students News
*
* © 2005 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. All rights reserved.