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Dual M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Applied Computations
Dual degree: M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Applied Computations between Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (U of S) and Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia (PFUR)
This is a dual M. Sc. Degree program in which a student completes full requirements for Master of Science in Physics and Engineering Physics Degree in Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada and Master of Science in Physics Degree, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia. The full details of the program are outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement between the University of Saskatchewan and Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
Research projects for the M Sc Thesis are available in any research areas actively pursued both in the Department of Physics & Engineering Physics of the U of S (DP&EP) and in the Department of Physics of PFUR (DEP) as well as in cognate departments. The full list of faculty and research areas is given in this brochure. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact individual faculty members directly with inquiries regarding available research projects. In the case of the research projects in a cognate department, the student will be registered in the graduate program in the DP&EP of U of S and in the DEP of PFUR, and will be supervised by the faculty members of these departments and by member of the cognate department. Students will be funded according to the standard practices in U of S and PFUR.
Approximate time schedule in the program: 1st year (PFUR) and before: • May-‐July: Students are selected and accepted into M.Sc. program at PFUR.
• September-‐October: Students start course and research work at PFUR.
• September-‐December: Potential applicants for Dual Program are identified. Initial contacts with U of S are established.
• September-‐December: Students prepare and pass English Language Requirements (TOEFL, IESL,…).
• January-‐March: Potential supervisors at PFUR and U of S are identified. The subjects of researches are agreed. Students are invited to make a formal application for graduate studies at U of S. Students apply for graduate studies at U of S.
• September-‐May: Students complete 1st year PFUR requirements for M Sc degree (60 ECTS units).
• February -‐ May: The applications are processed at U of S. A student is accepted to U of S, the letter of admission is issued.
• May-‐June: Visa application is made to Canadian Embassy In Moscow.
2nd year (U of S) and beyond
• August-‐September: Students arrive to Saskatoon and start course and research work.
• September -‐April: Students complete requirements for 6 cu of graduate classes at U of S and other requirements for M.Sc.
• December: The advisory committee meets and consider the first draft of the Comprehensive Exam Report.
• March-‐April: Student submits final Comprehensive Exam Report. This report forms a basis of the Diploma Thesis to be submitted to PFUR
• May-‐June: A student returns to Moscow and defends his Diploma Thesis. The M.Sc. degree for PFUR are completed and student is issued M.Sc. PFUR degree certificate.
• July-‐and beyond: Students returns to U of S to continue research and work on other requirements for M.Sc. Student defends M.Sc. Thesis before the examination committee. Requirements for M.Sc. Degree are met After successful defence a student receives a M.Sc. Degree in Physics and Engineering Physics from the University of Saskatchewan.
Двойной диплом: Mагистратура "Прикладная физика и информатика" Департамента физики и инженерной физики Университета Саскачевана, г. Саскатун, Канада (УС) и Российского университета дружбы народов, г.Москва, Россия (РУДН)
Представляем магистерскую программу двойных дипломов, в рамках которой студент выполняет все требования, предъявляемые к степени магистра физики и инженерной физики в Департаменте физики и инженерной физики Университета Саскачевана (Саскатун, Канада) и к степени магистра физики в Российском университете дружбы народов (Москва, Россия). Все составляющие Программы описаны в Соглашении–меморандуме, заключенном между Университетом Саскачевана и Российским университетом дружбы народов.
Исследование, составляющее магистерскую диссертацию, может выполняться по любой теме, ведущейся в Департаменте физики и инженерной физики Университета Саскачевана (ДФиИФ) и на кафедре экспериментальной физики РУДН (КЭФ), а также в родственных департаментах УС и кафедрах РУДН. Список потенциальных руководителей и тематик проводимых исследований приведен в данной брошюре. Приветствуются прямые контакты потенциальных аппликантов с возможными руководителями с целью выяснения возможности проведения исследований по интересующей тематике. В случае, когда исследование выполняется на других кафедрах/департаментах университетов, студенты зачисляются на магистерскую
программу в ДФиИФ /КЭФ и получают руководителей как с кафедры/департамента, ведущей данное исследование, так и непосредственно с ДФиИФ /КЭФ.
Примерное расписание программы
1-‐й год обучения и предшествующий этому период:
• май-‐июль (перед поступлением на Программу): Отбор студентов и их зачисление на магистерскую программу в РУДН. • сентябрь-‐октябрь: Начало обучения и исследований в РУДН. • сентябрь-‐декабрь: Подбор кандидатов для Программы двойных дипломов; установление контактов с УС. • сентябрь-‐декабрь: Подготовка и сдача студентами тестов английского языка (TOEFL, IESL,…). • январь-‐март: Подбор потенциальных руководителей исследований в РУДН и УС; согласование тематик. Подача заявлений в УС. • сентябрь-‐май: Студенты выполняют программу обучения и исследований первого года магистратуры в РУДН (60 зачетных единиц). • февраль-‐май: Процедура рассмотрения заявлений в УС, решение о зачислении, присылка уведомлений. • май-‐июнь: Подача заявлений на получение визы в Посольство Канады.
2-‐й год обучения и позднее:
1. август-‐сентябрь: Студенты прибывают в Саскатун и приступают к обучению и научной работе.
2. сентябрь-‐апрель: Студенты выполняют программу обучения и остальные требования в рамках магистратуры УС.
3. декабрь: Заседание Наблюдательного совета и первичное рассмотрение материалов комплексного экзамена.
4. март-‐апрель: Студенты представляют окончательный отчет для комплексного экзамена. Отчет является основой дипломной работы для представления в РУДН.
5. май-‐июнь: Студенты возвращаются в Москву и защищают дипломы в РУДН. Присуждение степени магистра в РУДН.
6. июль и далее: Студенты возвращаются в УС и завершают выполнение всех требований магистерской программы в УС; защита дипломов и присуждение степени магистра в УС.
...Cutting Edge
Research
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• Materials Science • Environmental
Science • Life Sciences
Condensed Matter & Material Science Websites: beamteam.usask.ca http://physics.usask.ca/~tsej/researchgroup.html
• X-ray Emission and Absorption Spectroscopy
• Thermodynamics of Materials • Theoretical & Computational Physics • Superconductivity • Spintronics
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Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) Website: www.usask.ca/physics/isas
• Infrared Aeronomy • HF-VHF Radar • Atmospheric Dynamics
Nuclear/Particle Physics Website: nucleus.usask.ca
• Theoretical Physics • Experimental Subatomic Physics • Fundamental Quantum Physics • Medical Physics • Accelerator Physics and Radiation Physics
Plasma Physics Website: plasma.usask.ca
• Magnetic Fusion • Materials Processing • Theory and
Computation
Adam Bourassa, Ph. D., P. Eng. Assistant Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐1418 E-‐mail: [email protected] Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) • Satellite based remote sensing • Atmospheric radiative transfer • Aerosol and cloud physics Website: http://www.usask.ca/physics/isas/ Mike Bradley, Ph. D., P. Eng. Associate Professor Phone: (306)966-‐6399 E-‐mail: [email protected] Plasma Materials Processing • Plasma ion implantation (PII) • Plasma processing for material science • Silicon-‐compatible photonics Website:http//physics.usask.ca/~bradley/index.html
Gap Soo Chang, Ph. D. Associate Professor Phone: (306)966-‐2768 E-‐mail: [email protected] Materials Science and Spintronics • Inorganic-‐ and organic-‐based ferromagnetic
semiconductor systems • Scanning probe microscopy • Organic thin-‐film devices • Spintronic nanostructures (spin-‐values and spin-‐transistors) Website: http://spintronics.usask.ca Doug Degenstein, Ph. D., P. Eng. Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6447 E-‐mail: [email protected] Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) • Optical satellite instrument development • Atmospheric tomography • Trace gas and aerosol retrievals Website: http://www.usask.ca/physics/isas/
Rainer Dick, Dr. rer. nat. Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6443 E-‐mail: [email protected] Theoretical Physics and Particle Astrophysics • Dark matter particles in extensions of the
Standard Model • Gravitation and cosmology in brane world models • Ultra-‐high energy cosmic rays • Low-‐dimensional systems in condensed matter physics Website: http://physics.usask.ca/~dick/rainer.htm Masoud Ghezelbash, Ph. D. Assistant Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6424 E-‐mail: [email protected] Theoretical High Energy Physics • M-‐theory and superstring theory • Supergravity and supersymmetry • Higher dimension gravity • Black hole physics
Akira Hirose, Ph. D., D. Sc. Professor, Canada Research Chair (T1), Fellow of Royal Society Canada, Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of American Physical Society Phone: (306) 966-‐6414 E-‐mail: [email protected] Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy • Tokamak physics and engineering • Theoretical studies on plasma and instabilities and anomalous
transport • Compact torus injectors • Applications to plasma technologies • Magnetohydrodynamics Website: http://physics.usask.ca/biograph/hirose.htm Glenn Hussey, Ph. D., P. Eng., P. Phys. Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6442 E-‐mail: [email protected] Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) • Near-‐Earth space environment • Measurement of plasma parameters with satellite
and ground-‐based instruments • Electrodynamical processes in the Earth’s ionosphere
Sasha Koustov, Ph. D., P. Eng. Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6426 E-‐mail: [email protected] Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) • Electrodynamical processes in the Earth’s
ionosphere and magnetosphere • Measurements of plasma parameters with
satellite and ground-‐based instruments Experimental investigation of anything related to aurora borealis/ australis with radars being the prime instrument. Website: http://physics.usask.ca/~koustov/ Kathryn McWilliams, Ph. D., P. Eng Associate Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6605 E-‐mail: [email protected] Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) • Space environment; space weather; aurora • Electrodynamical processes in the Earth’s
ionosphere and magnetosphere • Research with the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network
(SuperDARN) Website: http://artsandscience.usask.ca/profile/kmcwilliams
Alex Moewes, Dr. rer. nat. Professor, Canada Research Chair (T2) Phone: (306) 966-‐6431 E-‐mail: [email protected] Material Science, Condensed Matter Physics Using synchrotron radiation with emphasis on three areas:
• Spinelectronics materials • Ultra-‐hard materials • Biomaterials • High-‐Temperature Superconductors
Website: http://beamteam.usask.ca Rob Pywell, Ph. D., P. Phys. Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6404 E-‐mail: [email protected] Experimental Subatomic Physics • Measurements of photo-‐nuclear reactions using
gamma rays from the High Intensity Gamma Source (HIGS) at the Duke University Free Electron Laser Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina.
• Tests of the fundamental properties of the particles that make up the atomic nucleus.
• Tests of our understanding of the fundamental nucleon-‐nucleon interaction.
Website: http://physics.usask.ca/~pywell/pywell.html
Chary Rangacharyulu, Ph. D.
Department Head, Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6412 E-‐mail: [email protected] Nuclear and Particle Physics • Radiation physics • Symmetries and structures • Trace element analysis • Medical Isotopes & PET/SPECT Conceptual foundations of physics Andrei Smolyakov, Ph. D., P. Eng. Professor, Fellow of American Physical Society, Graduate Chair Phone: (306) 966-‐6432 E-‐mail: [email protected] Theoretical Plasma Physics • Magnetically confined plasmas,
thermonuclear fusion; space and astrophysical plasmas; low temperature plasmas
• Drift waves and instabilities; anomalous transport of particles, energy, and momentum.
• Hall plasmas and Hall thrusters for electric propulsions.
Website: http://physics.usask.ca/~smolyak/as/
Jean-Pierre St. Maurice, Ph. D. Professor, Canada Research Chair (T1) Phone: (306) 966-‐2906 E-‐mail: [email protected] Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS) • Physics and electrodynamics of the aurora
borealis • Ionospheric plasmas and their structures Theoretical investigations of the ionosphere and aurora borealis based on radar and satellite observations Website: http://physics.usask.ca/~jean/ Tom Steele, Ph. D., P. Phys. Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6427 E-‐mail: [email protected] Theoretical Particle Physics of the Standard Model • QCD and hadronic physics • Glueballs, exotica, hybrids, multiquark-‐mesons • Electroweak and Higgs physics • Lattice and analytical studies of electroweak symmetry
breaking Website: http://nucleus.usask.ca/spin/
Kaori Tanaka, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6406 E-‐mail: [email protected] Condensed Matter Theory • Strongly correlated electron systems • Effects of inhomogeneity on novel
superconductivity; effects of impurities, surfaces/interfaces, density modulations
• Quantum interference and quantization effects on nanoscale superconductors
• Unconventional superconductors, multiple-‐band superconductivity
• High-‐performance and parallel computation on large-‐scale PC clusters
John Tse, Ph. D. Professor, Canada Research Chair (T1), Fellow of Royal Society Canada Phone: (306) 966-‐6410 E-‐mail: [email protected] Material Science and Design • Theory and modelling of energy materials • Synchrotron and neutron spectroscopy • High pressure phenomena • High performance computing Website: http://physics.usask.ca/~tsej/
Chijin Xiao, Dr. rer. nat. Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6415 E-‐mail: [email protected] Plasma Science and Technology for Fusion and Materials Processing • Controlled thermonuclear fusion • Compact torus injection • Plasma assisted materials synthesis • Plasma diagnostics • Applied plasma physics and technology Website: http://physics.usask.ca/~xiaoc/xiao.htm
Dean Chapman Dept of Anatomy & Cell Biology Professor Canada Research Chair Phone: (306)966-‐4111 Email: [email protected]
• Physical Principles of Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials and devices
Website: www.medicine.usask.ca/acb/people/faculty.web pages folder/chapman
Safa Kasap, PhD, DSc,PEng Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering Canada Research Chair Phone (306) 966-‐5390 Email: [email protected]
• Amorphous Semiconductors for Optoelectronics.
• Avalanche in Amorphous Conductors • Characterization & Modeling of a Se
Based Xray Detector
Website: www.ece.usask.ca/eceresearch/faculty/sok533/
Igor Morozov, Ph.D Dept of Geological Science Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐2761 Email: [email protected] Seismology and Geophysics
• Seismology, data analysis & material science
• Software for geophysical data analysis
Website: [email protected]
Alexey Shevyakov, Ph. D Dept of Mathematics and Statistics Assistant Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐6097 Email: [email protected]
• Applied Mathematics • Mathematical physics • Symbolic and numerical scientific computation
Website: www.math.usask.ca/~shevyakov/ Ray Spiteri, PhD Dept of Computer Science Associate Member, Professor Phone: (306) 966-‐2909 Email: [email protected]
• Numerical Analysis • High-‐Performance Computing
Website: www.cs.usask.ca/~spiteri/
Jacek Szmigielski, PhD Dept of Mathematics and Statistics Professor Phone: (306)966-‐6093 Email: [email protected]
• Integrable Systems • Inverse Problems • Mathematical Physics
Website: http://math.usask.ca/~szmigiel/ Stephen Urquhart, Ph.D Dept of Chemistry Associate Professor Phone (306) 966-‐4657 Email: [email protected] Spectroscopy and Materials Science
• x-‐ray absorption spectroscopy and microscopy
• epitaxial growth and organic nanomaterials, strain metrology for semiconductor thin films
Website: http://homepage.usask.ca/~sgu703/
Victor Ilgisonis, Ph. D., D. Sci., Physics Department Head, Professor Phone: (+7-‐495) 955-‐0813; (+7-‐499) 196-‐7905 E-‐mail: [email protected] Plasma Theory • Equilibrium and stability of magnetized plasmas • Magnetohydrodynamics • Tokamak physics • Kinetics of magnetized collisionless plasma • Plasma astrophysics Website: http://applphys.ru/
Victor Andreev, Ph. D. Associate Professor Phone: (+7-‐495) 955-‐0827 E-‐mail: [email protected] Experimental Physics • Microwave Plasma Sources of particles and radiation • Plasma accelerators (R&D) • Gas discharges • automatic measurements and control systems for physical experiments Website: http://applphys.ru/ http://www.aitc.sci.pfu.edu.ru/
Alexander Balmashnov, Ph. D., D. Sci., Physics Professor Phone: (+7-‐495) 955-‐0923 E-‐mail: [email protected] Microwave Plasma Applications • Microwave discharge in different resonant conditions • ECR plasma sources for different applications Website: http://applphys.ru/
Vladimir Milantiev, Ph.D., D.Sci., Physics Professor Phone: (+7-‐495) 955-‐0813 E-‐mail: [email protected] Plasma Theory • Wave-‐particle interactions • Acceleration of the charged particles • Magnetohydrodynamics • Kinetics of magnetized collisionless plasma Website: http://applphys.ru/
Leonid A. Sevastianov, Ph. D., D. Sci., Phys-Math Professor Phone: (+7-‐495) 952-‐2572 E-‐mail: [email protected] Computational Physics & Mathematical Modeling • design of optical coatings • design of integrated optical structures • modeling of quantum measurements • stable numerical methods and regularization • numerical realization of variational methods Website: http://www.telesys.pfu.edu.ru/about-‐lab/nano
Vladimir Lakhin, Ph. D. Leading Research Scientist, Kurchatov Institute Phone: (+7-‐499) 196-‐7703 E-‐mail: [email protected] Tokamak Physics Institute, Plasma Theory • Waves and instabilities in magnetized plasmas • Magnetohydrodynamics • Tokamak physics • Nonlinear plasma theory • Plasma astrophysics
Alexander Skovoroda, Ph. D., D. Sci., Physics Principal Scientist, Kurchatov Institute, Professor Phone: (+7-‐499) 196-‐7755 E-‐mail: [email protected] PlasmaTheory • Equilibrium and stability of magnetized plasmas • Magnetic field geometry, traps for plasma confinement • Microwave ECR physics
Material Science • Dust and films in plasma devices • Plasma nanotechnology Website: http://applphys.ru/ Nickolai Erokhin, Ph. D., D. Sci., Physics Professor, Department Head, Space Research Institute Phone: (+7-‐495) 333-‐4100 E-‐mail: [email protected] Space Plasma Physics, Nonlinear dynamics • Nonlinear plasma theory • Vortex dynamics • Waves in inhomogeneous media • Acceleration of charged particles in plasma • Ionosphere plasma Website: http://applphys.ru/ http://www.iki.rssi.ru/
Oleg Loza, Ph. D., D. Sci., Physics Professor, Leading Research Scientist Prokhorov General Physics Institute Phone: (+7-‐499) 503-‐8236 E-‐mail: [email protected], [email protected] Experiment in high-‐power pulse electronics • Relativistic high-‐current electronics • High-‐power microwave sources • Plasma microwave electronics Website: http://www.gpi.ru/eng/staff_s.php?eng=1&id=412
Contacts us for more information Program Coordinators: A.I. Smolyakov, Ph.D., Professor [email protected] V.I. Ilgisonis, Ph.D., D. Sci., Professor [email protected]
