Overview

Interdisciplinary Program in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics / Interdisciplinary Program in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational sciences	Geophysical fluid dynamics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computational sciences	Fire dynamics

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Thesis Required Departmental qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

5

Applied

1

Accepted

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 30th	March 30th	No
Spring deadline	September 30th	September 30th	No
Summer deadline	December 15th	December 17th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

5

Total Graduate Students

40%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (60%)

Female (40%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 0

Male (22)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Hurricane dynamics, convection, air-sea interaction, wave-mean flow interaction, numerical models, ground water flows, Karst environmental dynamics, fire dynamics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	8,404,588

Location & Contact

Address Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute
77 Chieftain Way, #18 Keen Building
Tallahassee, FL  32306
United States

Contact Dr. Kevin Speer
Director
Email: kspeer@fsu.edu
Phone: 850-645-5625
Fax: 850-644-8972

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