Dr. Deirdre Shoemaker

Instructor

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Biography

Deirdre Shoemaker is an Adjunct Faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology, contributing her expertise in Astrophysics and Gravity. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics from Penn State (1994), she further advanced her studies and earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin (1999). Following her doctoral studies, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Gravitational Wave Physics at Penn State in 2002. Her research primarily focuses on the intersection of Astrophysics and Computational Physics, particularly in the realm of gravitational waves. She is aligned with the Georgia Tech Research Group on gravity, where she participates in groundbreaking studies and collaborations in her field.

Research Interests

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.