PhD Atmospheric Physics

at University of Maryland Baltimore County

Modules:
 

• Atmospheric Radiative Transfer
• Atmospheric Remote Sensing
• Atmospheric Dynamics
• Inverse Methods and Data Analysis
• Computational Fluid Dynamics

In order to be admitted to candidacy for the PhD degree, students must first complete the PhD core curriculum and then pass qualifying exams. The qualifying examination for ATPH students includes a written and an oral component to evaluate the student’s level of knowledge in the areas taught in the first year of the ATPH physics program as well as the student’s abilities to perform research. The written Exam consists of 3 sections: Atmospheric Dynamics, Atmospheric Thermodynamic, and Atmospheric Radiation. Students must pass the entire qualifying examination by the beginning of their 4th semester. Students who fail to do so will not be admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.

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