Career Definition and 1000 Threads

Greetings Physics forum, I would like to start with a quick introduction, followed up with naming a few subjects I have been considering tackling as a career. I would appreciate any input or general feedback regarding my situation, and encourage you to share your stories of how you came to...

Hi everyone, just kind of a general question here. I'm a physics major undergrad at Texas Christian University. I'm also minoring in Japanese, and will be close to proficient in the language by the time I graduate, including hiragana, katakana, and kanji writing systems. In general, in the scope...

I'm right now twenty years old and in my second semester of a physics degree at a school which has a pretty wide variety of engineering and science degrees and an excellent reputation in those fields. I think I would be happy working in almost any science/engineering field, but I'm most...

I want to know which I career path I should pick. I am finishing my junior year of high school and want to make a career choice soon. I love math, science (physics and chemistry), and computers. I do not have any real programming experience to know if i love it or not so this summer I will be...

Hey guys, I am currently a 16 year old Junior in high school. I am incredibly interested and fascinated in computers as they are constantly changing. I had the aspiration of being a computer engineer since Junior High school. But... I'm weak in math. I've passed Alg 1 and 2 with A and B's...

It's a subject that has interested me since I can remember and now that I've finally finished up all of my basic chemistry, math, and physics classes I want to figure out what direction I can put myself into as far as what classes are best suited to lead me in that direction. I'm currently...

Hello all, My name is Raphal, and I'm 17 years old. I intend to enter college this August, and until a few weeks ago, was fairly certain that I would enter college to study physical therapy; however, recently I have been doing a fair amount of research about engineering. Particularly...

Hello everybody. I am currently in a French engineering school, one of the best. The hard part was getting into it; now I am pretty assured to graduate and I just have to follow some very basic courses. I could be perfectly happy, except...I'm not really sure I want to be an engineer...

Hey everyone, I'm currently going on my last year for my associates degree in electronics and will commence electrical/computer engineering next year. I just want to ask for any advice on digital designing (embedded systems design) careers and info. What skills are useful to have? What do...

I've been reading posts related to career options with a BSMET, but I have some specific questions on career directions that I'd like to address. First off, can we all please refrain from turning this into a BSME vs. BSMET battle royale? A little background: I started my BSME in 2001 at...

I'm about to graduate with a BS in Physics and am currently trying to decide which graduate school to attend. I'm trying to decide between four right now (UIUC, U of Michigan, Northwestern, and Indiana U). I'm not completely set on an area of research yet, and I'm trying to consider the various...

I am a physicist (master, PhD) and have a job opportunity in an electrical engeneering company. Does anyone have experiences with this situation? What is a possible career path? My first impression is that people with a Masters in EE possibly outperform any physicist because of their...

Hello all, Maybe you can offer some advice. I have some decisions to make in the near future, I have a few related questions to ask, and I'm also wondering if there are any good options one of you can think of that I'm not considering. First some background. I came to the University of...

Ok.I have been fallen love with physics after I had seen a movie.Now I want to learn physics deeply as possible. I am financially alright.And I hope to start an undergraduate degree from next year.The only problem is I will be 24 and I feel like I am too old to be a physicist.I will be like 32...

Hey guys, I've been lurking here for a while and I'm ready to ask you more experienced folks for help about what major I should go with. I don't like talking about myself much, but I guess it's appropriate if anyone wants to contribute. I love math, top of my calculus class now. Just...

I am considering a career in either astronautics or aerospace engineering. I have always been interested in space travel. It's one of the few things that I actually spend time researching (along with the physics involved with it). I am hoping to work with NASA or a company such as Virgin...

I'm a junior in high school and I'm planning to be an engineer when I grow up. Below is the schedule for senior year and I am wondering what classes would be the best choice for being an engineer. Honors English 4 Calculus AP Physics B AP Psychology AP Macroeconomics Fine/Applied Art (Needed...

I guess that would be kinda pointless seeing as you already have a job. But can you still audit?

Which is harder: software engineering/development, or network/system administration?

Hi, I am new to physicsforum so you probably don't know me. My name is Alexis, i am a guy, i just turned 16. I love physics, especially Astro-physics. I am still doing my IGCSE's, and I want to make sure I choose the right subjects for my A-Levels. I chose: Physics, Pure Mathematics, English...

Hello. Perhaps everyone here have heard about Peak Oil. This theory is about the future oil scarcity and their consequences in Economy, Food production, and Energy. There are actually other options in Energy like Sun, Wind, and Biodiesel. The problem is they use Oil to make parts, and...

As a second year graduate student, I've been working in a quantum chromodynamics group for some time. I haven't published, but I am getting interested in many other things such as condensed matter physics, quantum computing, etc. Also I had an engineering degree with a physics minor, and...

I started doing a BSc in Computer Science last year and its great . What I would like to know is if there is a career path for someone who has a keen interest in merging the two fields such as going into research for a physics career path BUT using the knowledge from a IT degree to create the...

Hi, I would like to ask you, How has your experience in pursuing your career in astrophysics been like? Such as College, University, Finding work in the field and working in the field. I ask because I love the subject, definate passion of mine and now i'd like to pursue it, get to...

Greetings I am an ordinary high school student who is enthusiastically interested in pure mathematics (especially the number theory) and philosophy. I am achevieing outstanding (I know this might sound ridiculous to you because I have heard that mathematics in university is quite different...

Summary: I'm a mechanical engineering student from a developing country who wants to pursue an academic career in physics. However, there are several obstacles such as financial dependence, conflicts of interest with family members, and the probability of doing undergraduate education in...

I graduated with my BS in Physics last May (2010). Since then I've just been working my barely-pays-the-bills security guard job while trying to figure out what to do with my life. I haven't had any physics classes since Spring 2008 (almost 3 years now...) because of transferring to 3...

Hey guys, So I'm about to finish my master in Particle and Astro Particle Physics this June, and as most people seem to be, I'm confused whether to continue in research or switch over to industry. So here's the thing, I am probably going to switch over to industry anyway if I do a Ph.D. cause...

Firstly thanks for reading my post. I was wondering would going to University for a Bachelors in Engineering Physics be the best way to get a career in Physics or would a Bachelors of science with a Chemical Physics/Physical Chemistry or a Physics major be a better option? I'm currently a Grade...

William February 14 2011 I am wondering if i could have a few career electrical engineers to answer a few questions. back ground 1) name 2) job title 3) company 4) school 5) major now to a few questions a) how difficult was school b) why did you choose this major c)...

I am currently doing my engineeering in electrical dept,but i love theoretical physics.What are the options before me to switch the field?And i heard that career in physics doesn't offer one a handsome salary.Is it true?Any one please help!

So I want to be a physicist. Avoiding false modesty, I'm pretty good at it, probably the best in my year in physics and possibly math. I never have problems learning, unless the material is shallowly presented and I reject it, which has happened in many of my classes, unfortunately. I've taken...

If I had an M.Tech degree, would I get the same amount of knowledge and understanding of quantum mechanics which I would have got had I done a major in Quantum mechanics or other related branches?

By fall-back career options, I mean non-academic. Assuming a PhD, which field 1) pays more? 2) has the most jobs available? Thanks!

Here is my dilemma: Up until recently I was fairly set on doing mechatronics engineering and applied physics (I don't have to decide yet). My interest lay in R&D in robotics as I love physics and programming. However my results are showing me that although I am doing very well at physics I am...

friends, I have an unique circusmtance. I was wondering if you guys can throw some light into my thinking process. I'm an experienced software developer in developing business software solutions. I have a MS in computer science and it's been close to six years since I have finished my masters...

Should i pursue a career in Physics?-- need help. Urgent. Hello everyone, ----------------Skip wall of text if you do not want to know about me--------------- I'm a high school graduate, and I'm currently thinking about starting a career in Physics. Lately...

Hows it going? Graduate of 18 months with only 2 months experience since graduation. Living in Ireland where the economy is dead and buried and the job scene is hopeless so I'm looking at emigration. Spent the last year in Australia where I done my 2 months before being told I wasn't going to be...

Does anyone know anything about getting on these teams or even what they do. Everything I've been able to find more or less says they respond to nuclear incidents. I like physics but I don't what to be a professor, and I'll finish a degree in Civil Engineering and I hate engineering. I'm...

Hello Currently I am nearing the end of my BSc in Physics and I am leaning towards medical physics. I have heard that a MSc in Medical Physics is sufficient to land a job in the hospital, but recently I talked to a PhD candidate and she told me that nowadays a PhD is required to get a job in...

So I have gone to a career fair at my university and there is another one coming up (I am currently a freshman in engineering). One question I have is how to deal with those questions about leadership experience? I am having trouble coming up with how to answer it. The thing is I am a leader...

Hi all, I'm currently studying Physics with Astronomy and Space Science in my final year. I've decided not to go for the Honors degree so I will be graduating with a general one in a few months. I'm sorry to admit that I didn't enjoy studying this (although I love the astronomy side of it...

Hey. First of all let me make a few things clear. Firstly, I didn't know weather to post this question here or in the "Academic Guidance" board since it my issue has elements of both careers and academia involved. Secondly, I understand that you probably get a lot of similar questions to mine...

Hello, well i am contemplating whether i should get a Phd in physics and a degree in engineering or a PhD in engineering and a degree in physics. Can you help me? Also can i have some reasoning too.

I am a senior in high school and currently deciding on what I want to do with the rest of my life as many others are. I have always enjoyed optics. I enjoy reading up on optical physics and up and coming optical technology (and of course playing with lasers). My question is would I enjoy optical...

Hey everyone, I'm currently a college sophomore and I just declared a biomedical engineering / math double major last semester. I enjoy math and I'm doing well in it at college, and I think BME is also very interesting. The double major also seemed like a good choice for me because I wouldn't...

One thing I think many of the undergrads, students planning on entering college, and even graduates like me would like to know, from people who are already out in their career, about how their college education affected them. I'm sure everyone has noticed the type of student who comes onto...

Recently I have been strongly reconsidering pursuing a degree in Physics. I absolutely love the subject, but i think my problem is that I love to learn physics, but I do not love to do physics out of necessity. I feel that while I enjoy sitting in class listening to lectures, when the time comes...

Hey all, Sorry in advance if these are silly questions, but ill try my best to explain my self. Lets say my goal for a career is working in medicine, and doing research in finding cures for diseases and illnesses. What are my educational goals... Is this mainly a BSc in chemistry...

hi all. my name is gates. i am currently doing B.Sc in physics chemistry and mathematics. now i am in second year, 4th semester. i currently have 82% in physics , 79% in chemistry and 80% in mathematics. i am fully worried about my future. can you people guide me regarding my higher studies please..