Doctoral Program

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK

The City College Physics Department is the major participant in the City University of New York's (CUNY)  Ph.D. program in Physics.  Applications to the Ph.D. program in Physics are made through the CUNY Graduate Center's Admissions Office.  First-year Ph.D. students take courses at the Graduate Center while learning about Ph.D. Physics programs at the CUNY campuses.  Upon securing a mentor, at the beginning of the second year, the student transfers to the mentor's campus.  

City College Physics Mentors

City College offers extensive research facilities for experimental and theoretical research.  In addition, Ph.D. students gain experience as teaching assistants, as research presenters, and as participants in conferences and on committees. 

 

PHYSICS DOCTORAL GRADUATES ◊ AY 2018-2019

Listed below are the recipients of joint degrees with The City University of New York and The City College of New York of the Ph.D. in Physics, their dissertation titles and their respective advisors.

September 2018 Degree

Kate Burleson-Lesser
Prof. Hernán A. Makse, Physics, Levich Institute, City College of New York CUNY
A Network Theoretical Approach to Real-world Problems: Application of the K-Core Algorithm to Various Systems

Amol A. Deshmukh
Assoc. Prof. Brian Tiburzi, Physics, City College of New York CUNY
Baryons and Interactions in Magnetic Fields

Jacob D. Henshaw
Prof. Carlos A. Meriles, Physics, City College of New York CUNY
Charge State Dynamics and Quantum Sensing with Defects in Diamond

Jesse S. Kanter
Prof. Sergey A. Vitkalov, Physics, City College of New York CUNY
Quantum and Classical Transport of 2D Electrons in the Presence of Long and Short Range Disorder

Shaojun Luo
Prof. Hernán A. Makse, Physics, Levich Institute, City College of New York CUNY
Interdisciplinary Studies of Complex Network and Machine Learning and its Applications

Peter J. Schnatz
Assoc. Prof. Ronald L. Koder, Physics, City College of New York CUNY
Supercharged Models of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and their Utility in Sensing

Qing Zhang
Dist. Prof. Myriam P. Sarachik, Physics, City College of New York CUNY
Direct Experimental Evidence of Toroidal Symmetry in a Lanthanum-Based Molecular Magnet

February 2019 Degree
 
Rahul R. Deshmukh
Prof. Vinod M. Menon, Physics, City College of New York CUNY
Control of Energy Transfer and Molecular Energetics using Photonic Nanostructures

Nicholas V. Proscia
Prof. Vinod M. Menon, Physics, City College of New York CUNY
Control of Light-matter Interactions via Nanostructured Photonic Materials

May 2019 Degree

Xiang Ni
Assoc. Prof. Alexander B. Khanikaev, Electrical Engineering, City College of New York CUNY
Topological Insulating States in Photonics and Acoustics 

For earlier Ph.D. recipients, please see the archive.