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Our program provides experimental and theoretical research opportunities in a number of subfields in physics including atomic and optical physics, experimental and theoretical biophysics, condensed matter physics, high energy physics, nuclear physics, and nuclear chemistry. Undergraduate physics majors from colleges and universities across the US will participate in the 10-week program.

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The Physics Department at Indiana University Bloomington offers an alternative to the traditional Bachelor of Science degree curriculum through the Applied Physics option. This practical program prepares students for high-tech physics jobs in industry and medicine and is an excellent precursor to graduate programs in engineering and other applications of physics.

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• An accelerated master’s degree is available in Medical Physics and several other outside programs.
• Internships : Valuable real-world experience is gained through summer internships in industry or national laboratories.

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Mathematical Physics Ph.D.

You must be enrolled in either the Department of Mathematics or the Department of Physics for this program. Basic preparation should include courses in advanced calculus, linear algebra, modern algebra, complex variables, classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, modern physics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Knowledge of the following fields is desirable: real analysis, differential equations, probability, topology, differential geometry, and functional analysis.

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Students pursuing a graduate degree in Mathematical Physics should use the University Graduate School Academic Bulletin.

Official requirements for our Mathematical Physics Ph.D. degree can be found by clicking on the Bulletin below:

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Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemical Physics

There are many interesting research problems at the interface between Chemistry and Physics. Students interested in these problems, may choose to take their Ph.D. degree in Chemical Physics, allowing them to conduct research in both the chemistry and physics departments.

This program allows a deeper foundation in mathematics and physics than for the physical chemistry major. The requirements are flexible and are planned and approved by the Chemical Physics Committee and the individual student. The formal requirements are either those of a major in physical chemistry with a minor in physics or a major in physics with a minor in chemistry.

Further information on the Chemical Physics Program may be obtained from Dr. Srinivasan Iyengar ( [email protected] ) (Chemistry) or Dr. David Baxter( [email protected] ) (Physics).

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• Complete your coursework and transfer in any outside coursework that your faculty agrees is applicable to and appropriate for your degree. Transfer coursework needs to appear on your IU transcript prior to your Nomination of Candidacy (NTC) edoc being reviewed by the Indiana University Graduate School Bloomington (UGSB). Your academic department will assist you if you have courses to transfer.
• Submit any Requests for Substitutions or Waivers of Requirements, Revalidations, or Individualized Minor Requests, if needed. All substitutions, waivers, revalidations, and/or individualized minors need to be approved prior to your NTC edoc being reviewed by the UGSB. Your academic department will assist you with these processes if they apply to you.
• Pass your qualifying exams. The qualifying exams must be passed at least eight months before graduation.
• Once you’ve completed your coursework and passed your exams, submit your Nomination to Candidacy edoc. This edoc needs to be approved by the UGSB before the Nomination of Research Committee (NORC) edoc can be approved. Submit your Nomination to Candidacy edoc through the IU Graduate School Bloomington One.IU task page.  Track your Nomination to Candidacy edoc to ensure timely approval. To track edocs see the “How to search for an eDoc” aid under Guides and Job Aids on the IU Graduate School Bloomington One.IU task page.  
• Once your NTC edoc has been approved by the UGSB, you will have seven years to complete your degree, starting with the day you pass your final qualifying exams. Beginning the first fall or spring semester immediately following the semester in which you pass your qualifying exams, you are required to enroll every fall and spring semester until you graduate. If you will graduate during the summer term, enrollment in that summer term is required as well.
• Submit your Nomination of Research Committee (NORC) edoc through the IU Graduate School Bloomington One.IU task page.  Students may defend their dissertation six months after their NORC edoc has been approved by the UGSB. Track your Nomination of Research Committee e-doc to ensure timely approval.
• Announce your defense through the Ph.D. Defense Announcement edoc, found on the IU Graduate School Bloomington One.IU task page . Your defense announcement edoc must be received by the UGSB at least 30 days before the date your plan to defend. Plan to submit the Ph.D. Defense Announcement edoc a minimum of 40 days before the defense date. This allows time for the edoc to be processed by your department, approved by your research chair, and still reach the UGSB at least 30 days before your defense date. The 30-day deadline applies to the date the UGSB receives your announcement, not when you send it or when the UGSB approves it. The summary included in the Ph.D. Defense Announcement edoc should be informative and contain a brief statement of the principal results and conclusions. Unlike the abstract, which is intended for specialists in the field, an attempt should be made in the summary to communicate the findings in language and style that can be understood by the University community at large. The summary should be no less than 150 and no more than 300 words.
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• If you wish to have your name appear in the commencement ceremony program, complete the Ph.D. Commencement Participation Application edoc by September 25 for the December Commencement and by February 25 for the May Commencement. This edoc is necessary to be listed in the Commencement program and not only to participate in the ceremony. Students who graduate in September through December of a year are eligible for inclusion in the December ceremony program. Students who graduate in January through August of a year are eligible for inclusion in the May ceremony program. You may be required to obtain approval from your department or program chairperson. Submit your Ph.D. Commencement Participation Application edoc through the IU Graduate School Bloomington One.IU task page .
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Astrophysics Ph.D.

Doctor of philosophy in astrophysics.

Students admitted to the Ph.D. program in Astronomy or Physics may petition the Astrophysics Committee for entrance into the Ph.D. program in Astrophysics after establishing departmental residency.

Students must complete a minimum of 90 credit hours, including four core graduate courses in Astronomy, four core graduate courses in Physics, plus one additional core course in either Astronomy or Physics. By meeting the course requirements for this degree, a student from the Department of Astronomy will automatically fulfill the requirements for a minor in physics.

The requirement for the qualifying exam may be met in one of three ways:

• by passing the full Astronomy qualifying exam;
• by passing the full Physics qualifying exam;
• by passing specially designated parts of the qualifying examinations of both departments.

The examination requirements must be satisfied by the end of the student’s sixth semester in residence.

Astrophysics students must complete a candidacy seminar, which is an oral presentation to the student’s research committee. The candidacy seminar usually addresses either a student’s dissertation proposal and/or a summary of past research.

The final oral defense of the dissertation presented to the student’s advisory committee marks the completion of a student’s graduate curriculum.

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“We’ve got something special here”: A profile on IU’s Center for Spacetime Symmetry

A group of researchers at IU Bloomington and IUPUI is challenging Einstein’s theory of relativity. The Center for Spacetime Symmetry, within the College of Arts and Sciences, is a collaboration between physics, mathematics, and astronomy researchers at IU Bloomington and IUPUI, and investigates the consequences of Einstein’s idea that all local observers, no matter how they are moving, see light move at the same speed.

Browse a list of the College’s departments, institutes, and centers and you’ll find many that sound familiar: biology, history, Latino studies. Perhaps less familiar is the IU Center for Spacetime Symmetry ( IUCSS ), a cutting-edge effort to discover and teach the future of physics.

To understand the Center’s work, it’s important to understand its name: “spacetime symmetry.” In physics, spacetime refers to a model in which 3D space and time are connected. That is to say, every action has both a “when” and “where.” Symmetry is a more familiar term. To describe it, Associate Director of the IUCSS and Associate Scientist of Physics, Ralf Lehnert held up a blank piece of paper. “If I show you this paper” he said, “and then rotate it 180º,” he added while turning the sheet, “it looks exactly the same. You have no way of telling me that this paper is different from what I originally showed you.”

Putting the two concepts together, spacetime symmetry is the idea that the laws of physics are consistent (symmetrical) throughout all of spacetime. If you threw a ball into the air in Bloomington, for example, it would behave the same as a ball thrown in London. The laws of physics don’t change depending on where you are, when the experiment is performed, or a variety of other transformations, specifically those which leave light speed unchanged. At least, that is what physicists have traditionally believed. Mike Snow , director of the IUCSS and professor of physics, explained, “page one of the theory books says, ‘we assume this is correct.’” However, in the late 1980’s a team of IU researchers led by Distinguished Professor of Physics Alan Kostelecký started asking, “What if it’s not?”

The team’s study of such violations of spacetime symmetries started to pick up pace, and in 2010 it became clear that this idea harbored the seeds to ignite a new area of physics research. The IUCSS was founded that same year and quickly garnered the attention of researchers in Bloomington and beyond. “It surprised me how many people came out of the woodwork to get interested in the particular subject we were attacking,” said Professor Snow. “It seemed to strike a chord among various people.”

Today, the Center has more than 20 faculty and 40 student members, not to mention dozens of collaborators outside of the university. And, reflected Snow, those numbers will only continue to grow: “As we’ve made progress on the theoretical side, it’s opened up intellectual questions in new areas.” Researchers from a wide variety of subfields within physics are starting to consider how violations of spacetime symmetry could appear in their discipline.

Research at the Center generally falls into two categories: theoretical and experimental. Professor Lehnert tackles the theoretical side. He asks questions like: if there are perturbations in spacetime symmetry, what would they look like? Using mathematical and physical models, Lehnert can measure how much a phenomenon differs from what you would expect based on spacetime symmetry. His calculations pave the way for experimental studies, showing researchers what violations of spacetime symmetry would look like in their field.

On the experimental side, the key is precision. Violations of spacetime symmetry, if there are any, will be extremely small and difficult to find. In the words of Lehnert, “It would be like finding a single penny in the whole budget of the US.” To do this, researchers use highly sensitive experiments. Snow, for example, works at the subatomic level. He studies neutrons and their interactions with the matter around them. Working in such a small system, even the tiniest irregularity matters.

Any deviation from what spacetime symmetry predicts would be groundbreaking. For Snow, that’s the thrill of the field. “We could fail (to find an exception to Einstein’s idea)!” He said, “We could completely get zero. We have for decades. But physicists are stubborn, we don’t give up so easily. We say, ‘You never know.’” Even if researchers don’t find any violations of spacetime symmetry, they’ve still made lasting contributions to the field. As Snow put it: “The minimum thing we can say is ‘Don’t touch this law, it’s strong’.”

Aside from its benefit to science, the IUCSS is also an impressive asset to the University. The Center hosts workshops and conferences to bring together “scientists from all over the world who never usually see each other,” creating opportunities for new collaborations and ideas, said Lehnert. It also allows IU faculty to push the boundaries of their field and pass on the next generation of physics knowledge to their students.

You can stay up-to-date with the Center’s work and events on their website . Graduate students can participate in “ Summer School :” a program offered every 3 years with presentations from researchers in the field and mentoring on a project related to violations of spacetime symmetry. The Center also hosts a variety of workshops and meetings on spacetime symmetry, with the next events planned for May 2023.

Top left: Mike Snow (director of the IUCSS, professor in the Department of Physics) Top right: Ralf Lehnert (associate director of the IUCSS, associate scientist in Department of Physics) Bottom: Zonghao Li (research scientist in the Department of Physics) and Mike Snow

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The standards listed below represent the minimum levels of preparation and achievement necessary to be considered for admission. Most admitted students exceed these minimum levels. Each application is reviewed individually. When making admission decisions, the university is primarily concerned with the breadth and depth of the college-preparatory program including the student’s cumulative grade point average, SAT/ACT scores, academic curriculum and the grades received in those academic courses, grade trends in college-preparatory subjects, class rank, and other additional factors.

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Applicants must earn a diploma from an accredited high school (or must have completed the Indiana High School Equivalency Diploma) to be eligible for admission consideration. Students who are homeschooled or attend an alternative school should submit credentials that demonstrate equivalent levels of achievement and ability.

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Applicants should complete at least 34 credits of college-preparatory courses, advanced placement courses, and/or college courses in high school, including:

• 8 credits of English , such as literature, grammar, composition, and journalism
• 7 credits of mathematics , including 4 credits of algebra and 2 credits of geometry (or an equivalent 6 credits of integrated algebra and geometry), and 1 credit of pre-calculus, trigonometry, or calculus
• 6 credits of social sciences , including 2 credits of U.S. history, 2 credits of world history/civilization/geography, and 2 additional credits in government, economics, sociology, history, or similar topics
• 6 credits of sciences , including at least 4 credits of laboratory sciences - biology, chemistry, or physics
• 4 credits of world languages
• 3 or more credits of additional college-preparatory courses. Additional mathematics credits are recommended for students intending to pursue a science degree and additional world language credits are recommended for all students.

Alternative college-preparatory courses may be substituted for courses that are not available in the applicant's high school.

Grades in Academic Classes

Cumulative GPA, as well as the grades earned in the 34 courses required for admission, is an important part of the application review process. Weighted GPA is also part of the review, if included on transcript.

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An IU-specific essay of 200-400 words is required.

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ACT or SAT scores are accepted as either official or self-reported scores. Self-reported scores can be entered in the Indiana University application. If offered admission, the offer will be contingent upon receipt of official test scores from testing agencies, which must match or be higher than those self-reported during the admissions process. IU's test-optional admissions policy allows students (both domestic and international) to choose at the point of application whether to have SAT or ACT test scores considered as part of the admissions review. For applicants who choose not to have test scores considered, a greater emphasis will be placed on grades in academic courses and grade trends in the admissions review. Applicants receive equal consideration for admission and scholarship to the Jacobs School of Music, regardless of whether or not they applied under the test-optional policy. There are several groups of students who will be required to provide SAT or ACT scores. Homeschooled students, students who have attended a school with non-traditional evaluation methods where traditional alpha or numerical grades are not assigned, and student athletes subject to NCAA eligibility standards will be required to submit a standardized test score. Applicants who are at least 21 years old or have been out of high school for three or more years may be considered for admission without standardized SAT and/or ACT test scores.

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To be admitted, international students must complete above-average work in their supporting programs. International applicants whose native language is not English must meet the English Proficiency requirements of Indiana University for undergraduate degree-seeking students. A complete description of options to complete the English Proficiency requirement is available at the Office of International Services (OIS) website.

Admitted undergraduate international students are also required to take the Indiana Academic English Test (IAET) and must register for any supplemental English courses prescribed based on the results of this examination or, if necessary, enroll in the intensive English language program.

For additional information, contact the Office of International Services, Indiana University, Ferguson International Center, 330 N. Eagleson Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405; [email protected] ; (812) 855-9086; http://ois.iu.edu/admissions/index.html .

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IU hosts Science Fest 2024: A celebration of science for all ages

Friday, September 6, 2024

Indiana University Bloomington invites everyone to experience the wonders of science at Science Fest 2024 , happening Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual family-friendly celebration of science is free and open to the public, offering hundreds of hands-on, interactive activities designed to engage and inspire learners of all ages.

Jo Anne Tracy, assistant dean for research and director of science outreach in the College of Arts and Sciences and the coordinator of Science Fest, expressed her excitement about the event’s continued success and growth over the years. “I think that’s because it has existed in different forms for a long time,” she said. The first physics open house was held in the 1930s, and a regular annual open house started in the 1970s. “The sciences have a long tradition of community outreach,” Tracy said.

This year’s theme, “Experts at IU,” highlights the opportunity for visitors to interact directly with IU scientists who specialize in various fields. “If you go to the Activities page on our website , you’ll see some that say, ‘An Expert at IU Activity’ — the experts will be identified with special name tags,” Tracy said. 

She also commended the Department of Biology for its ongoing contributions, noting, “Biology has been a terrific partner over the years and a welcoming host to other departments such as the Integrated Program in the Environment.”

Kody Beaver, event services specialist and Science Fest coordinator for the Department of Biology, shared his enthusiasm for the diverse range of activities planned for this year’s event. “The Department of Biology is contributing to Science Fest with over 20 booths led by biology faculty and staff members, graduate students and third-party groups like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to showcase how fun and interesting STEM can be,” Beaver said.

Beaver also highlighted the significant expansion in participation this year, with double the number of booths compared to last year “allowing for so many more people to be exposed to so many cool topics,” he said. Among the new activities is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife booth which will focus on conservation and offer attendees valuable knowledge and insight. Returning favorites include the strawberry DNA Extraction booth presented by the Wang Lab and the tortoise, Lil John, presented by Rhonda Matteson, media preparator in the Department of Biology .

Clay Fuqua, the Clyde Culbertson Professor of Biology, created an activity called Sticky Business: Biological Glues at the Macroscopic and Microscopic Scale.

Graduate students from the Fuqua Lab who will facilitate the activity are Lauren Augusta, Carter Collins, Allan Gramillo, and Ian Reynolds.

They will showcase biologically adhesive organisms, including barnacles, oysters, kelp, fungi, and geckos, and will lead an interactive glue-based adhesion exercise using popsicle sticks and a variety of glues under different conditions.

“We will have demos of microbiological-scale adhesion – this is the part that my lab actually works on,” Fuqua said. The point is to put across how ubiquitous the ability to stick to surfaces is, at macro and micro scales, and how tricky it is in hydrated conditions. “We are hoping it’s fun and informative, and banking on the fact that kids love glue!”

For more information, including a full schedule of activities, visit the Science Fest website .

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"An Exciting Chapter": Welcome to SPH-B

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"Today, it brings me great joy to extend a warm welcome to our new faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows. Your arrival marks an exciting chapter in our journey at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, and we eagerly anticipate the fresh perspectives and contributions you will bring to our academic community." –Executive Associate Dean NiCole R. Keith

Read her full remarks and meet our newest team members  

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Dr. Maria Parker has served Interim Assistant Dean for Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Research since May 2024. 

Dr. Parker provides support for SPH-B trainees in the participation, design, and execution of research. She also supports tenure-track and non–tenure-track faculty as they work with SPH-B trainees on innovative research to improve and elevate public health.

She has served as an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics since 2019.

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Dr. Carly Camplain most recently served as an assistant professor of indigenous health law and justice in the College of Health at Lehigh University. She is a researcher and a lawyer whose work includes a focus on social and structural determinants and health inequities. Dr. Camplain’s interests also include healthcare quality, access, and utilization among indigenous people while incarcerated—especially in tribal correctional facilities. She assists public health professionals with legal and policy research on numerous topics. She earned a J.D. from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary health from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Camplain is licensed to practice law in the state of New Mexico. 

Julia Sherry will lead the development of a new B.S.P.H. in global public health, and—when the program is approved—will serve as its director. Prior to joining SPH-B, she was a lecturer and internship abroad coordinator in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Clemson University. She holds an M.P.H. and M.S. in geography from Virginia Tech, as well as a graduate certificate in global planning and international development. Her teaching and professional practice focuses on global public health issues, with an emphasis on health, water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income countries. Prior to joining Clemson University, Julia worked for Water Mission, an organization that designs, builds, and implements safe water and health solutions in low- and middle-income countries. She has conducted program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation in her global health field work across Latin America and the Caribbean, east Africa, and southeast Asia.

Dr. Jingyi Wang recently completed her Ph.D. in health behavior at SPH-B. She has taught courses including Personal Health and Introduction to Foods. Her research interests include food insecurity, its impact on health and wellness, and the mechanisms of these associations. Before coming to Indiana University, Dr. Wang worked in Alaska as a registered dietitian with emphasis on geriatric nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, and community health.

Angie Wong has called SPH-B her academic home since 2008, serving as an adjunct faculty member in delivering courses such as Professional Preparation in Human Development and Family Studies; Parents, Parenting, and Children; Women’s Health; Men’s Health; and Aging Today. With 23 years of teaching experience, Angie is particularly excited about pedagogical innovations, training new instructors, and helping students develop a love for learning. Her entire family is affiliated with IU: Her husband Joel is a professor in the School of Education, and both her children—Kaitlyn and Shawn—are IU undergraduate students.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Dr. Jessica Eise is a social scientist whose research focuses on understanding agricultural and rural communities and the complex social systems that influence their ability to adapt to changing climates. She also examines human connection with the environment, the use of technology to support prosocial environmental change, and how we can communicate science better and more effectively. Prior to joining SPH-B, Dr. Eise was an assistant professor of social and environmental challenges with The University of Texas at San Antonio. She founded the academic/social project Clima y Café (Climate and Coffee), an innovative, targeted climate change initiative that uses precision and grassroots outreach strategies to support climate change adaptation in the Colombian coffee sector. She has a Ph.D. in communication from Purdue University and a master’s degree in journalism and international relations from New York University. Her books include How to Feed the World and The Communication Scarcity in Agriculture .  

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Dr. André Wilke’s research focuses on how anthropogenic changes in the environment affect the ecology and behavior of vector mosquito species. Through modern approaches and techniques—such as molecular and computational ecology—he seeks to address complex questions about the adaptation and proliferation of mosquito vector species in urban environments and the associated drivers of pathogen transmission to humans. Dr. Wilke earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of São Paulo before serving there as a postdoctoral associate. He was also a postdoctoral associate at the University of Miami, and most recently served as a postdoctoral fellow in SPH-B.

Department of Kinesiology

Dr. Jim Evans joined SPH-B in June 2024 and serves as internship coordinator for students in sport marketing and management. Prior to entering academia, he earned a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law and worked as an attorney in private practice in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Evans received a Ph.D. in sport management from The Ohio State University in 2019. He has taught for eight years at a variety of higher education institutions. Dr. Evans’ primary teaching interests are sport law and intercollegiate athletics. His research focuses on legal issues in college sport, along with the scholarship of teaching and learning and quantitative methodology support. He is especially interested in the application of employment law principles to college athletes.

Dr. Wooyoung (William) Jang focuses his research in two distinct areas: aspects of consumer behavior, primarily in the context of esports; and consumer perceptions of social and physical environments in sport venues. He earned his Ph.D. in sport management through SPH-B before serving for four years at the University of West Georgia. He also holds a master’s degree in sport management from the University of Georgia and an undergraduate degree in golf management from Kyung-Hee University in South Korea. Dr. Jang’s findings have been published in journals including European Sport Management Quarterly , International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship (IJSMS) , and Sport Marketing Quarterly . He received the 2022 Global Sport Business Association (GSBA) Junior Faculty Research Grant and is on the editorial board of both IJSMS and the Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports .

Dr. Elizabeth Mooradian earned a Ph.D. in human performance from SPH-B and has served as adjunct faculty in the Department of Kinesiology— teaching a variety of courses related to physical activity and health, fitness and physical activity assessment, and the physiological impacts of exercise on chronic diseases to both undergraduate and graduate students. While she is passionate about promoting physical activity to optimize health and quality of life throughout the lifespan, her main area of focus is childhood wellness. Dr. Mooradian’s research interests include active play/developmentally appropriate physical activity, childhood obesity prevention, and the use of behavioral and motivational theories to increase physical activity and sport participation in children.

Dr. Jiayao Qi (Chee) earned his doctorate in sport and entertainment management from the University of South Carolina. His research interests include organizational behaviors, human resource management, and psychological development in sport management—with a specific focus on supporting candidates and employees in the field. He teaches sport finance, sport governance, and human resource management in sport with the goal of implementing research in practical settings. His findings have been published in Sport Journal and Journal of Applied Sport Management , among other periodicals.

Dr. Austin Robinson joined SPH-B in January 2024. He earned an M.S. in applied exercise physiology at the University of Illinois in 2012, followed by a doctorate in rehabilitation science from U of I in 2016. Dr. Robinson seeks to determine integrative strategies to prevent the leading cause of death in the United States: cardiovascular disease. His research examines the impact of health behaviors such as nutrition, sleep, and physical activity on cardiovascular physiology in health and disease. He is also interested in racial disparities in cardiovascular health and the underlying social determinants and physiological mechanisms that contribute to these disparities. He has secured funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Heart Association (AHA), and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is actively involved in service for all these organizations, as well as the American Physiological Society (APS).

Joshua Shelton holds a B.S. in kinesiology and M.S. in sport marketing and management, both from SPH-B. In addition to teaching several SPH-B courses over the years—including High School Athletic Administration, Issues and Trends in Professional Golf, and Introduction to Sport Management—he served as an instructor of business and marketing topics at Carmel High School for six years. His experience isn’t limited to the classroom; he was a successful coach of Carmel High School boys’ golf team and provides expert guidance to MojoUp Marketing and Media, where he was chief operating and finance officer from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Shelton is a devoted husband and father. His wife Laura is a classroom teacher in Hamilton Southeastern Schools, and the couple have two daughters—Rosalie and Katherine.

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and understanding how the parts of a system interact with each other to drive the behavior of the system as a whole, in areas as diverse as social networks, the human brain, a language, power grids, financial markets, or gene regulatory networks? The complex networks and systems (CNS) track may be for you.

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When you study CNS, you’ll explore new solutions for problems in computer science, physics, math, biology, health, and cognitive and social sciences. You might determine what makes a certain YouTube video go viral, examine Instagram data to discover adverse reactions caused by drug interactions, or develop a model that can accurately predict the spread of misinformation online.

The complex networks and systems track includes:

• A focused core of informatics coursework
• Research and events training in complex networks and systems
• Seminars such as colloquiums or talks organized by CNetS and the CSBC
• A strong faculty-supervised research component

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Training in this track is consolidated and enhanced by the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research ( CNetS ) and the Center for Social and Biomedical Complexity ( CSBC ).

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Track Guide

The Complex Networks & Systems track, with its unique interdisciplinary values, offers a training opportunity to explore the connections among theoretical, technological, biological, and social implications of complex systems in a diverse and multidisciplinary research-oriented curriculum. The study of complex systems is focused on discovering and understanding how the myriad parts of a system—which could be the Internet, the human brain, a language, a power grid, or an ecosystem—interact with each other and determine the macroscopic behavior of the system itself. This strongly interdisciplinary field has exciting implications for computer science, physics, math, biology, and cognitive and social sciences. Faculty at the associated Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research (CNetS) and Center for Social and Biomedical Complexity (CSBC) are investigating complex systems in action, from determining how a particular YouTube video suddenly goes viral to developing models that can accurately predict the spread of contagious diseases.

There are 11 core faculty that can serve as PhD advisor on a wide range of topics that span from complex networks to cognitive science, computational social science, social media analytics, human and artificial intelligence, science of science and more. Our students come from around the world and have a variety of educational backgrounds. What they share is a desire to widen their theoretical, computational, and technical skills—and, from the earliest days of the program, to engage in research projects ranging from Web mining to modeling biochemical regulation. Our students have graduated to join some of the best academic, government and research and development centers in the World, ranging from top universities to the most advanced technology companies.

Primary Track Faculty

Alessander Flammini : Track Director

Computational social science, complex networks, online social media.

Yong-Yeol Ahn

Structure and dynamics of complex systems, such as society and living organisms, using massivdatasetsts.  Hierarchical & modular structure in social and biological networks, the analysis of metabolic networks, and the social media.

Data Science with applications to journalism, politics, health, and computational social science.

Randall Beer

Cognitive science, computational and theoretical biology. Understanding how coordinated behavior arises from the dynamical interaction of an animal’s nervous system, its body and its environment. Evolution and analysis of dynamical “nervous systems” for model agentsneuromechanicalal modeling of animals, biologically-inspired robotics, and dynamical systems approaches to behavior and cognition.

Johan Bollen

Computational social science, social media analyticsinformetricscs, and digital librariesMememe diffusion, markets and sentiment, metrics from usage data, science of science.

Santo Fortunato

Statistical physics of social dynamics, Community structure in complex networks, Science of Science.

Haewoon Kwakak

Social computing, computational social science, media bias, online harms, fairness and biasociotechnicalal systems, game analyticsesportsts.

Filippo Menczer

Web science, social media, social networks, social computing, Web search and data mining, distributed and intelligent Web applications, and modeling of complex information networks.

Staša Milojević

Dynamics of science as a social and an intellectual (cognitive), science, technology, and societySTSTS), science of science, information science, network science, economics, sociology, philosophy, history.

Filippo Radicchi

Complex Networks and Systems, Data Science, Science of Science, Sport Analytics.

Samantha Wood

Origins of intelligence, computational neuroscience, learning and development, perception and cognition, body-brain-environment systems, biological and artificial intelligence.

Required Courses

A student must successfully complete ninety (90) credit hours of graduate-level course work. The specific track requirements are listed below.

• INFO I501 Introduction to Informatics (3 cr.)
• INFO I502 Human-Centered Research Methods in Informatics (3 cr.)
• INFO I601 Introduction to Complex Systems (3 cr.)
• INFO I606 Network Science (3 cr.)
• INFO I609 Seminar I in Informatics: Complex Systems (3 cr.)
• INFO I709 Seminar II in Informatics: Complex Systems (3 cr.)

NOTE: A student must take I609 and/or I709.

• INFO I790 Informatics Research Rotation (3 cr.)

NOTE: A student must complete two rotations of I790. A third rotation will not count for course credit.

• Theory and Methodology Requirement (12 cr.)

NOTE: These courses must be appropriate for a Ph.D. in Informatics.

• Minor (6-15 cr.)

NOTE: A student must complete an internal or external minor approved by the University Graduate School and the School. If a student selects an individualized minor, prior to taking courses, the University Graduate School must approve the proposed minor course list. There is no typical minor; however, students in the Complex Systems & Networks track often pursue a minor in Biology, Computer Science, or Statistics.

• Electives (12-30 cr.)

NOTE: A student must have all electives approved by the student's advisor and the Director of Informatics Graduate Studies prior to enrolling in the course.

• INFO I890 Thesis Readings and Research

Optional Courses

• INFO I585 Biologically-inspired Computing
• INFO I590 Topics in Informatics
• CSCI B657 Computer Vision
• COGS Q580 Introduction to Dynamical Systems in Cognitive Science

Qualifying Exam

Written and oral examinations decided by program committee based on bibliography from I609, I709 and specific research interests of candidate. Typical written exam: three papers or one-week take home exam.

Typical Minors

Cognitive Science, Statistics, Biophysics.

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