Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program

Optoelectronics Concentration

This area of concentration is designed for the applied physicist, chemist, or engineer who desires to study materials for their application in information display and related devices. This unique concentration is designed to take advantage of Kent State University's role as a leading contributor to this technology, and to prepare students for the rapidly developing display and optoelectronics industry. This concentration includes specialized chemical physics courses such as liquid crystal desplays and semiconductor devices, along with supporting courses from the Department of Physics. The doctoral candidates in this concetration will investigate a research topic of importance in optoelectronics technology. The research topic could be material oriented, examining some aspect of a material utilized in a display, or device oriented, examining the physics of operation of the device.

Required Courses for:

• Ph.D. program
• M.S. program

Optoelectronics

Master of Science Program - Required Core Courses

             Course Name          Credits

            CHEM 60541/70541          3
            CHEM 60542/70542          3

            CPHY 62241/72241          3
            CPHY 62242/72242          2
            CPHY 62245/72245          3
            CPHY 62250/72250          3

            PHY  55201                3
            PHY  55501                3

Required    CPHY 64491/74491          2 (1+1)

Seminar     (Two enrollments)   

Thesis      CPHY 60199                6

Plus additional hours as required.

Optoelectronics

Ph.D. Program - Required Core Courses

          Course Name          Credits

         CHEM 60541/70541          3
         CHEM 60542/70542          3

         CPHY 62241/72241          3
         CPHY 62242/72242          2
         CPHY 62245/72245          3
         CPHY 62250/72250          3

         PHY  55201                3
         PHY  55501                3

         CPHY 64491/74491          1   Required Seminar.
                                       (4 enrollments)

Thesis   CPHY 80199                0-3
         CPHY 80299                8

         CPHY 72415                3    Suggested electives.
         CPHY 72418                3    Remaining electives are
         CPHY 72640                3    to be chosen with
         CPHY 72641                3    approval of faculty advisor.
         CPHY 72643                3
         CPHY 72645                3
         PHY  52512                4
         PHY  55403/75403          2
         PHY  68401/78401          3