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Air Force Institute of Technology Department of Engineering Physics Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton), Ohio. www.afit.edu. AFIT is the Air Force’s graduate school in applied sciences and engineering - defense focused education - highly interdisciplinary programs
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Air Force Institute of Technology Department of Engineering Physics Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton), Ohio www.afit.edu AFIT is the Air Force’s graduate school in applied sciences and engineering - defense focused education - highly interdisciplinary programs - military and civilian student body Department of Engineering Physics - MS and PhD - Applied Physics, Electro-Optics, Nuclear Engineering, and Materials - 70 grad students,19 faculty - 33 labs, 2 research centers Degree requirements - MS program 18 months 48 hours including thesis - PhD program 36 months 36 hours post MS + dissertation - Typical student has 4 yrs experience between MS and PhD Research for the modern battlefield - Directed Energy - Nuclear Weapons Effects - Space Surveillance Co-located with major Air Force laboratories Defense focused, inter-disciplinary doctoral programs