Program Overview/Mission
The Houston-Galveston area is a thriving center for many science-intensive industries, from aerospace to petrochemical. This results in a high demand for professionals with knowledge of physics. UHCL’s Physics Program offers a bachelor’s and master’s degree plan, both of which provide students with a deeper understanding of the essential science used in many of the engineering disciplines and the space industry. UHCL also offers an opportunity in collaboration with the doctoral program at the University of Houston. UH awards the Ph.D., and UHCL supports the effort with courses, research opportunities and joint appointments with faculty. The result is a unique program that allows students to complete a Ph.D. in physics in the Clear Lake area. If you plan to begin graduate level coursework soon, we encourage you to apply to both the UH and UHCL physics programs.
Program Degrees
Faculty

David Garrison
Director of Graduate Programs for the College of Science and Engineering, Professor
and Former Chair of Physics
,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3796
Email: garrison@uhcl.edu
Office: B3531-2

Ju H. Kim
Professor of Physics,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3717
Email: KimJ@UHCL.edu
Office: B3611

Samina S. Masood
Associate Professor of Physics,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3781
Email: masood@uhcl.edu
Office: B3525-8

Van Eric Mayes
Assistant Professor of Physics,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3764
Email: MayesV@UHCL.edu
Office: B3321

Walter Thompson
Lecturer of Physics,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3768
Email: ThompsonW@UHCL.edu
Office: B3321

Paul Withey
Program Chair of Physics, Associate Professor of Physics,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3799
Email: Withey@UHCL.edu
Office: B3531