Condensed Matter Physics

Established in 1983, the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Physics (OCIP) combines the research strengths of the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. The Institute offers graduate programs leading to the master’s (MSc) and doctoral (PhD) degrees in Physics.

Research facilities are shared between the two campuses. Students have access to the professors, courses and facilities at both universities; however, they must register at the “home university” of the thesis supervisor.

Members of the Institute are engaged in research in different fields of Physics: condensed matter; high energy and biological physics; medical physics; photonics. Additional information is posted in the departmental website.

Particularly for the medical physics program, research supervision may be provided by members of other institutions in the area such as hospitals, cancer clinics and government laboratories.

Most of the requirements of these programs must be fulfilled in English. Research activities may be conducted in English or in French, or in both languages, depending on the main language of the professor and of the members of the research group.

• SOLID STATE PHYSICS
• TYPE I & II SUPERCONDUCTORS
• ADVANCED TOPICS IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
• INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICS OF MACROMOLECULES
• PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MINERAL SYSTEMS
• COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN MATERIAL SCIENCES
• COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN MATERIAL SCIENCES
• SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS II: OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• PHYSICS OF FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS
• PHYSICS OF MATERIALS
• ADVANCED MAGNETISM
• LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS II
• PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES 
• EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MINERALOGY
• METHODS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS 
• ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS
• COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
• COMPUTER SIMULATIONS IN PHYSICS
• STATISTICAL MECHANICS
• NONLINEAR DYNAMICS IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES
• CLASSICAL MECHANICS AND THEORY OF FIELDS

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Physics 
• Application Fee:$100.00 ($CDN non-refundable)
• 2 Recommendation letter(s)
• Transcript
• Proof of proficiency in your program's language of instruction, in the case of applicants whose first language is neither English nor French
  Language proficiency test scores equivalencies:TOEFL 550 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Paper-based), TOEFL 79-80 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Internet-based)
• Resume
• A letter of intent outlining your career goals and proposed research area.
• We recommend that you contact potential thesis supervisors early. To register, you need to be accepted by a thesis supervisor.
• International students must show proof of funding in the form of a supervisor stipend and a combination of scholarships and/or in-trust accounts.
• A good knowledge of either English or French and good ability to write in English is required.

Scholarships

• Full/Partial FGPS Scholarship
• Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)