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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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.
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Yale Physics Graduate Students attend the International Meeting of the Physics of Living Systems (iPoLS)
Yale physics graduate students attended the International Meeting of the Physics of Living Systems (iPoLS) held in Munich, Germany August 3-6, 2026.
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Gregory Penn successfully defends thesis
This thesis presents two searches for additional sources of Charge-Parity (CP) violation beyond those predicted by the Standard Model.
Graduate Program Contacts
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Physics
Helen Caines
Horace D. Taft Professor of PhysicsDirector of Graduate Studies(203) 432-5831
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Physics
David Moore
Associate Professor of PhysicsDirector of Graduate Admissions(203) 432-7986
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