<p>I wanted to know what the physics department at Brown is like, any current students out there? I know Brown is not known for its physics department, but I got denied from almost everywhere else. I am interested to know what the Sc.B. physics program is like, and how good it is.</p>
<p>I have just a word of mouth comment that hard sciences and math are very good at Brown. There also seem to be a ton of undergrad research possibilities. Take a look at the undergrad theses. Neat stuff.</p>
<p>That is good. I was considering taking physics at Brown. I wanted to know what is the deal on Biophysics. I love Biology, and Physics. So what is Biophysics?</p>
<p>I just visited Brown and found out that their math/sciences are actually really good. Their applied math program is #3 in the nation and I met an alum/adcom there who went to grad school at MIT.</p>
<p>two biophysics labs i know of at brown that are doing particularly interesting work are the Tang Lab and the Institute of Brain and Neural Systems</p>
<p>The Tang Lab works on the physical properties of cytoskeletal materials--they do things like study microtubules & other biomaterials align in high power magetic fields...it's a very fancy lab
<a href="http://biophysics.physics.brown.edu/Tang.htm%5B/url%5D">http://biophysics.physics.brown.edu/Tang.htm</a></p>
<p>The Institute for Brain & Neural Systems is run by Leon Cooper--he won the nobel prize for discovering the theory of superconductivity and now applies physics to neuroscience. They develop theories of how the wiring in our brain changes as we learn new things
<a href="http://www.physics.brown.edu/physics/researchpages/ibns/%5B/url%5D">http://www.physics.brown.edu/physics/researchpages/ibns/</a></p>
<p>Really, a lot of biology research at Brown relies heavily on physics though--particularly the research that employs fMRI imaging and two-photon microscopy</p>
<p>some more links of interest:
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Administration/George_Street_Journal/vol28/28GSJ13e.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Administration/George_Street_Journal/vol28/28GSJ13e.html</a>
(using lasers to stimulate nerve growth)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2004-05/04-035.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2004-05/04-035.html</a>
(installing chips into money's brains that allow them to control computers with their thoughts)</p>
<p><a href="http://vis.cs.brown.edu/areas/projects/artery.html%5B/url%5D">http://vis.cs.brown.edu/areas/projects/artery.html</a>
(using virtual reality to understand blood flow)</p>
<p>This is Selvyn178 again. I just cant log out of my friends, account. Ok. Now I wanted to actually go for astronautical physics. Like a physists who has biology and psychology incorpperated in his work. In al reality, I would love astronaut, but you dont really go to college for that stuff, and I am not too good at math. (Good at physics). So what kind of majors are there..like the one I described? And how are the programs.</p>
<p>you may want to consider the planetary geology department at brown...it's one of the top programs in the world and very well connected to NASA</p>
<p><a href="http://www.geo.brown.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.geo.brown.edu/</a></p>
<p>You are super useful. Haha, thank man.</p>
<p>I want to know as well, thanks.</p>
<p>Physics at Brown is excellent. By and large, faculty members are committed to teaching and advising and truly enjoy their interactions with undergraduates.</p>
<p>maybe not as prestigious as Columbia's program but you have a great deal of undergraduate research possibilities and more than solid professors.</p>