Biomedical and the physics postgraduate

Many contributions to pure and applied biology have been made by individuals through application of physical principles. These have led, for example, to an impressive array of instruments and techniques for viewing and characterizing bio‐materials. Other contributions have led to better understanding of biological processes and structures, as in the use of statistical mechanics to treat phase transitions in bio‐membranes. A broad area where the role of physics is obvious deals with effects of physical agents (e.g., light, X‐radiation, microwaves, sound and ultrasound) on biological systems. This area increases in importance as we become more concerned with various aspects of manmade environment. Progress in these and other aspects of biology and the health sciences typically require the participation and/or leadership of individuals whose knowledge of physics extends beyond that of the usual B.S. graduate, and frequently beyond the Ph.D. Studies leading to the M.S. and/or Ph.D. in physics can provide exce...