Research
Our PhD program helps students acquire a general foundational knowledge of physics, and learn to communicate and educate others on that knowledge. Our students are involved in a wide range of research, expanding the world’s understanding of the laws of physics.
Support and Community
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Mentoring and Advising
We’ll help you every step of the way. From choosing an advisor, finding a research group and learning how to teach.
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Community & Belonging
You’re not just joining and academic program but joining a community, an environment of inclusivity, and integrity.
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Total Financial Support
Our students receive fully subsidized tuition, a generous stipend and free health insurance.
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Campus and Career Resources
We can help you with the next steps.
Resources for Prospectives
Information about applying to Yale Physics, FAQs, and prospective student webinar recordings
Apply to Yale Physics
Yale Physics offers its Ph.D program through Yale University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Graduate Student News
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Xinze Yang Receives Best Poster Award at the 2026 International Conference on Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors (SNS)
Xinze Yang received a Best Poster Award, at the 2026 International Conference on Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors (SNS).
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Sierra Wilde successfully defends thesis
Wilde developed tools and analyzed data for the nEXO and BeEST experiments to search for neutrinoless double beta decay and dark matter.
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Rohin McIntosh successfully defends thesis
This dissertation develops a framework for shaping the spatial and spectral components of light simultaneously to enhance broadband energy delivery.
Graduate Program Contacts
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Sarah Demers
Professor of Physics
Department Chair
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Helen Caines
Horace D. Taft Professor of Physics
Director of Graduate Studies
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David Moore
Associate Professor of Physics
Director of Graduate Admissions
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Rona Ramos
Lecturer in Physics
Graduate Services Coordinator
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Stacey Watts
Graduate Registrar
