Visiting Cornell Physics

To arrange a visit to Cornell, please contact the Graduate Admissions Coordinator at 607-255-7561 or physics@cornell.edu. A visit schedule will be arranged for you including meetings with professors in your chosen field of research.

On Mondays the physics community gathers for a luncheon and informal discussion at 12:00 p.m. and reassembles at 4:00 p.m. for a weekly physics colloquium. You are welcome to join us at both.

The Physics Department is located in Clark Hall which can be found on East Avenue on this map.

You may also wish to participate in a campus tour while you are here. The campus tour schedule and information can be found at: http://www.cornell.edu/events/

Prospective Graduate Visit Weekend for Accepted Students
Students accepted into the graduate Physics program for entry in the fall of 2012 will be invited to our Prospective Graduate Student Visit Weekend in March 2012.

Prospective graduate students are welcome to visit the campus and the department at this time, to meet and speak with professors and current students, tour the many academic and research facilities, and find out more about life at Cornell and in Ithaca.

We will arrange a schedule for you, combining group gatherings, presentations and discussions, meals, tours, and meetings with professors in your field of research interest. Accommodations will be made with current Physics graduate students.

If you have been offered admission and are interested in visiting Cornell at this time, contact the Graduate Admissions Coordinator at physics@cornell.edu to make a reservation. Please contact us as early as possible after receiving an offer of admission, so that we are able to arrange your visit schedule. We are able to reimburse partial travel expenses for visitors who have been offered admission by the Physics Department.

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