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University of Wisconsin - Madison. J. C. Sprott Department of Physics University of Wisconsin - Madison Presented at Southeast University In Nanjing, China On April 8, 2008. Madison, Wisconsin. Facts about UW - Madison. Founded in 1848 Campus occupies 3.7 km 2 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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University of Wisconsin - Madison

J. C. Sprott

Department of Physics

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Presented at

Southeast University

In Nanjing, China

On April 8, 2008

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Madison, Wisconsin

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Facts about UW - Madison

• Founded in 1848

• Campus occupies 3.7 km2

• Student enrollment 42,000

• Faculty members 2,054

• Annual budget $ 2.2 × 109

• International students 10% (5% Asian)

• Research ranking (US public) 3rd in expenses

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The Physics Building

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Physics Department Research Groups• Astrophysics• Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics• Biophysics & Condensed Matter Physics• Cosmology• Chaos and Complex Systems• Experimental Neutrino Physics• High Energy Physics• High Energy Phenomenology• Nuclear Physics• Plasma Physics• Particle Theory• Quantum Computing• String Theory

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The Wonders of Physics