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The Rice University Applied Physics Graduate Program of the Smalley Curl Institute is one of the few programs in the world to offer doctoral degrees in Applied Physics. The Rice Applied Physics Graduate Program -- a joint effort of the School of Natural Sciences and the School of Engineering at Rice University, under the aegis of the Office of Research -- provides a truly multidisciplinary graduat

e education. We produce well-trained physicists who can apply their knowledge and skills in basic physics to important cutting-edge problems in diverse disciplines of modern science and engineering.

Applications close Monday, September 7th! Visit gcurs.rice.edu for more information.
09/02/2026

Applications close Monday, September 7th! Visit gcurs.rice.edu for more information.

Masters Thesis Defense: Alexander AhrensDate & Time: Monday, September 7th, 9:00 amLocation: SST 300Host Department: Phy...
09/01/2026

Masters Thesis Defense: Alexander Ahrens
Date & Time: Monday, September 7th, 9:00 am
Location: SST 300

Host Department: Physics & Astronomy
Advisor: Peter Nordlander
Committee: Naomi Halas, Alessandro Alabastri

Title: Plasmonic Photocatalysis: Using Theoretical Methods to Model and Predict Catalyst Performance

09/01/2026

APPsolutely Random! 🎤 If you could have dinner with any scientist, living or dead, who would it be? 👀🔬

08/31/2026

If you could be any element, which would you be and why? ⚛️🦉

As we welcome our newest cohort of Applied Physics graduate students to Rice University, Clarice Yekeh interviewed them with a fun question: Which element best represents you?

Our first-year Applied Physics graduate students got a firsthand look at the incredible range of research happening acro...
08/30/2026

Our first-year Applied Physics graduate students got a firsthand look at the incredible range of research happening across Rice University during this year’s faculty showcase. 🦉🔬

We’re excited to welcome the newest cohort of Applied Physics graduate students to Rice University. 🦉
08/28/2026

We’re excited to welcome the newest cohort of Applied Physics graduate students to Rice University. 🦉

GCURS applications are now open!
08/27/2026

GCURS applications are now open!

08/19/2026

A record turnout for the 40th Annual Smalley-Curl Institute Summer Research Colloquium!
This year, we welcomed 260 registrants from Rice University and beyond for a full day of research presentations, interdisciplinary exchange and networking. Cheers to the next 40 years 🥂

The 40th Annual Smalley-Curl Institute Summer Research Colloquium brought together students, postdocs and faculty from R...
08/13/2026

The 40th Annual Smalley-Curl Institute Summer Research Colloquium brought together students, postdocs and faculty from Rice University and beyond for a full day of research presentations, interdisciplinary exchange and networking. Thanks to everyone who helped make this milestone event a success!

Masters Thesis Defense: You LiDate: Thursday, August 13 at 1:00 pmLocation: OES 406 (+Zoom)Host Department: MSNEAdvisor:...
08/10/2026

Masters Thesis Defense: You Li
Date: Thursday, August 13 at 1:00 pm
Location: OES 406 (+Zoom)

Host Department: MSNE
Advisor: Xuedan Ma
Committee: Xuedan Ma, Guido Pagano, Pulickel Ajayan

Title: Electrical Detection of Triplet Exciton Magnetic Resonance of sp3 Functionalized SWCNTs

Abstract:
Single-walled carbon nanotubes are promising materials for future optoelectronic and spin-based technologies because their behavior is strongly influenced by excitons—bound electron–hole pairs—and their spin states. Introducing covalent sp³ defects creates localized excitonic states that can alter light emission, charge generation, and triplet-exciton dynamics. This thesis investigates whether magnetic-resonance transitions of these triplet excitons can be detected electrically through changes in photocurrent. A room-temperature experimental platform was developed that combines optical excitation, electrical biasing, low-noise photocurrent measurement, radio-frequency excitation, and externally applied magnetic fields. Optical magnetic-resonance measurements confirmed field-dependent transitions associated with radio-frequency-addressable triplet states, while initial photoelectrical measurements produced candidate field-dependent features. However, a definitive electrical resonance signal could not be established because of radio-frequency crosstalk, microwave rectification, device instability, charge trapping, and baseline drift. The work identifies the principal experimental challenges involved in electrically probing triplet-exciton spin dynamics and proposes an improved multilayer device architecture and field-swept measurement method, providing a practical foundation for future studies of spin-dependent electrical processes in defect-engineered carbon nanotubes.

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