Top choice is UCSD
GRE: 157 Q, 156V, 5.0AW (lower than I wanted, probably should have put in a bit more work here...)
Domestic/International (TOEFL/IELTS): Domestic
UG GPA: Major in Physics, Minor in Math, 3.86 Overall, 4.0 Physics
Research experience: 1 REU in a chemical engineering department. 1 year+ research position in biophysics lab at my home university.
Research publications, patents, conferences: Will be publishing as first author on biophysics research. Will present a poster at APS March Meeting 2016.
PHD intended specialization: Materials for Energy
University list:
UCSD (Nanoengineering)
ASU (Mat Sci)
Colorado School of Mines (Mat Sci)