Department of Physics and Astronomy

Program Offerings

http://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/#undergrads
Faculty as of January 15, 2013

CHAIR

D.E. Venus

ASSOCIATE CHAIR (GRADUATE)

An-Chang Shi

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR

Erik S. Sorensen

PROFESSORS

Cliff Burgess/B.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Texas), F.R.S.C.
Hugh M. Couchman/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Cambridge)
Kari Dalnoki-Veress/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph)
Bruce D. Gaulin/B.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (McMaster), Brockhouse Chair in the Physics of Materials
William E. Harris/B.Sc. (Alberta), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto), F.R.S.C.
Harold K. Haugen/B.Sc. (Acadia), M.Eng. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Aarhus)
Paul G. Higgs/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Cambridge), Senior Canada Research Chair
Takashi Imai/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Tokyo)
Catherine Kallin/B.Sc. (British Columbia), A.M., Ph.D. (Harvard), Senior Canada Research Chair
Graeme M. Luke/B.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Ralph E. Pudritz/B.Sc. (British Columbia), M.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
An-Chang Shi/B.Sc. (Fudan), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Illinois)
Alison Sills/B.Sc. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Yale)
Erik S. Sorensen/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Århus), Ph.D. (California-Santa Cruz)
Peter G. Sutherland/B.Sc. (McGill), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois)
David E. Venus/B.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Douglas L. Welch/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Christine D. Wilson/B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology)

ADJUNCT PROFESSORS

Nikolas Provatas/ M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)
Wytse Van Dijk/B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Alan A. Chen/B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Yale)
Cécile Fradin/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ecole Normale Supérieure), Ph.D. (Paris VI), Canada Research Chair
Sung-Sik Lee/B.Sc. (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pohang)
Duncan O’Dell/B.Sc. (Imperial), Ph.D. (Bristol)
James Wadsley/B.Sc. (Monash), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Karen Hughes/B.Sc. (Lakehead), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Neil McKay/B.Sc. (Queen’s), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Reza Nejat/B.Sc. (Tehran), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Missouri-Rolla)
Laura C. Parker/B.Sc. (Mount Allison), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Maikel Rheinstädter/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Universität des Saarlandes)
Sarah L. Symons/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Leicester)
Itay Yavin/B.Sc. (York), Ph.D. (Princeton)

ADJUNCT LECTURER

Ken Sills/B.Sc. (Western Ontario), M.Sc. (St. Mary’s)

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Jeffrey J. Hoyt/(Materials Science and Engineering) B.Sc. (Cornell), M.Sc., Ph.D. (California-Berkeley)
Jose M. Moran-Mirabel/(Chemistry and Chemical Biology) B.Sc., M.Sc. (ITESM-Monterrey, Mexico), Ph.D. (Cornell)
John S. Preston/(Engineering Physics) B.Eng. (McMaster), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto) P.Eng

Notes Applicable to all Programs Offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy

The Department offers the following programs:
- Honours Astrophysics
- Honours Biophysics
- Honours Physics
- Honours Physics (Origins Research Specialization)
The Honours Physics, Honours Astrophysics and Honours Biophysics programs consistof a speciﬁed set of basic requirements and a wide choice of electives (including those from outside the Faculty of Science), allowing for interdisciplinary studies or the opportunity to complete a Minor in another subject. Students are encouraged to read the Program Notes of each program for a list of additional sets of courses which are appropriate preparation for graduate studies in Physics, Astronomy, or Biophysics.
Transfer between options may be possible at any time, subject to satisfying the admission requirements.
Admission to Honours Biophysics Co-op and Honours Physics Co-op is in Level III.
A minor in Astronomy is not permitted in the Honours Biophysics or Honours Physics program.
Students wishing to take additional Level III, IV Mathematics courses should consider selecting MATH 2X03 and 2XX3 instead of MATH 2A03 .

B.Sc. Three-Level Degree

A three-level program with a Physics orientation is available through the B.Sc. in Physical Sciences .

Programs

Bachelor of Science

Physical Sciences (B.Sc.)

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Minor