Dynamic program for graduate students to keep up on the latest developments.
PHY 150 Intro to Soft Condensed Matter
PHY 223C Biophysics
PHY 223C Soft Condensed Matter Physics
PHY 250 Statistical Mechanics of Genetics and Genomics
Physical Mathematics
PHY 250 Bio-Mechanics and Hydrodynamics
PHY 250 Modeling in Systems Biology
BMSE 217 Bio polymer Electrostatics
BioChem 108C Physical models of Living Systems (introduction to Systems Biology)
Graduate Education
The doctoral program in Physics at UCSB consistently ranks among the top graduate programs. The 2010 National Research Council rankings list it among the top five, and US News and Worl Report 2014 in the top ten.
Rigorous training in the scientific method
Succesful alumni
More detail on the program, including structure and application instructions are outlined here.
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Graduate work in Physics of Soft and Living Matter
Research in Physics of Soft and Living Matter is highly interdiscplinary. To attain a strong funamdent for tackling some of the most challenging questions of our time, students require the discipline to work through rigorous training in a broad set of fields ranging from physics, to biology, chemistry, and engineering. Typical approaches are characterized by
(i) use of Physics ideas and concepts to answer important biological questions, and
(ii) study of biological phenomena to discover novel physics.