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Welcome to the Physics.
Physics @ MQ offers bachelor degree programs in physics, optical technology (laser science and photonics) and astronomy & astrophysics, each providing a broad science education as well as core specialist units. These programs open up a wide range of employment opportunities, including cutting edge technologies such as the burgeoning communications industry.
Postgraduate research programs are offered in the areas of laser physics and optoelectronics, condensed matter physics, astronomy & astrophysics, theoretical physics and biophysics, leading to honours, masters and PhD degrees. Students work in Physics' research centres alongside teams of academic staff, postdoctoral fellows and specialist technical staff.
Laser & optical physics (MQ Photonics, incorporating the Centre for Lasers and Applications), optics & electronics of materials, quantum optics, quantum information science, astronomy & astrophysics, mathematical physics, and biophysics. Integrated with its pure and fundamental research projects Physics @ MQ provides a range of consulting services and projects shared with industry, particularly in the laser science and semiconductor science areas.
These activities provide direct involvement with the general community, and include the Foundation for Astronomy, high school student enrichment courses, and workshops for high school physics teachers.
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Vacation Scholarships for Summer 2010 - information availble from Thursday 27th August 2009.
"The physics department at Macquarie University were instrumental in developing this technology."
Listen to an ABC interview with BluGlass' Giles Bourne on the development and successful spin-off of GaN technology from Physics @ MQ.
Interested in taking a degree in Physics, Photonics, or Astronomy & Astrophysics?
Getting a Job after your undergraduate course (PowerPoint presentation slides)
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