Instrumentation has always been at the heart of scientific advances, and will continue to dominate in the foreseeable future. Beginning with telescopes and microscopes, and advancing through spectroscopes and oscilloscopes, such "scopes" have enabled people to "see" things beyond the limits imposed by their sensory mechanisms. The evolution went from seeing to measuring, and then the concept of instruments changed drastically. Scientists developed generators, accelerators, lasers, and myriad other devices that could modify objects or create events, instead of just observing them.

The Master of Science in Instrumentation program at Stony Brook (MSI) is designed to train professional physicists for careers in research at the frontiers of knowledge in universities, modern industries, government labs, hospitals, and other technologically oriented enterprises. An article in Physics Today (June, 1999) pointed out the increasing need for highly educated scientists at the Masters level, and that need is even stronger now.

Admitted students with financial need are encouraged to apply for a tuition scholarship and teaching assistantship for financial support during their first academic year. Satisfactory progress during the first year in the MSI program includes the student displaying adequate performance in course work and the student successfully associating with a research group in or affiliated with the Department of Physics and Astronomy that agrees to supply financial support in the form of a research assistantship and payment of tuition fees.

This two-year Masters degree program prepares professionals with the technical background of physicists. It is offered at SUNY Stony Brook to those who wish to enter a growing area of science. Our alumni have enjoyed multiple job offers even in challenging times.

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