Career Definition and 1000 Threads

I have come to the conclusion that my ideal area of scientific persuit is the area of theoretical physics in specific string theory. Recently i have been researching on which field of theoretical physics i have the most interest in. My area of interests are most simply put the most fundamental...

I am a high school senior and i would like to know what careers combine the health field and the egineering field as well as what majors i should choose in order to get on the right path towards the career.

I currently have all credits completed for a B.S. in Biochemistry from the department of Biology at a top 50 university with a 3.2 GPA. I'm staying this last year to finish my few remaining GE requirements. However, I am deeply dissatisfied with my degree. I've spoken to other biological...

Well I'm 25 years old, and am currently in the middle of a major career change, going from consulting to physics. Now for me my age isn't a problem, i feel motivated and am ready to bust my :blushing::blushing::blushing: for this. However, I've been wondering if it could be a problem for...

Does anyone have any ideas on what steps I should take to get involved in AI and/or other transhuman research? Basically, I want to be Ray Kurzweil

What are the chances that a guy can get a graduate position studying LQG, and a job after that?

Hi everyone-- This is my first post here, and I don't want this thread to look one of those that is created on every forum resulting on google, helplessly seeking help. I have been reading this forum for some time, and I guess I can ask for some academical advice and guidance. I believe it is...

I will be starting a undergraduate program in Mechanical Engineering shortly and just have a few questions about what I should work for in the future. I have a few different career paths that I would like to pursue but don't know if they would all be applicable. I am interesting in working for a...

Hey all! I am a sophomore Physics major and recently I was able to listen to a lecture about Medical Physics. It really grabbed my interest, much more so than any other lecture about research/work in Physics. I am just looking for as much information as possible about this field. How much...

Right, I'm currently unsure of what career path I want to take. I'm currently in undergrad math taking all the possible physics modules. Here's the thing - I find doing experiments boring. I find doing pure math problems very boring. I'd probably find research pretty boring too. However, I...

Hi, I am am currently doing electronic engineering in college and i was woundering if it was possible to get a career in game design or game development as a electronic engineer, i know that software/digital media engineering is probable a better route to go down in terms of gaming, but...

Hi All, How do I begin with this long and complicated story? I am a forth year college student majoring in physics. I began college as an architecture student, made some life-altering realizations during first year that it is not truly progress at all, just a rehashing of shapes/art school...

Im a sophomore and already worried i may not graduate on time. so I am wondering if this damages grad school opportunities, or ability to get good jobs?

Hello, I am a student who is currently in high school and will be attending university next year. I live in Canada, and was am planning on going into engineering. I wish to work in the United States after obtaining my degree, and was just wondering whether it would be more beneficial to get a...

This may have been asked before but I am going to ask anyway. I am currently studying a BS with a major in Physics. I'm in my second year and have taken maths, physics and computing courses. I am very interested in computing and mathematics and enjoy learning about physics. Basically I am...

I've got one more year left of undergraduate study and I need to decide what area I want to specialize in, I want to specialize in an area that deals with cancer/chemo kind of stuff (i.e I want to implement physics in cancer research) So was thinking of specializing in either Optics or...

Ok, so apart from my desire to become a Physicist or Engineer I've also considered going into a more computer related career in either networking or programming. Yea, let's face it I haven't really been able to decide. One way or the other I'd like to be prepared or at least know what I'm...

Im currently a senior in high school and have fallen in love with the deepest mysteries of the universe. However, during my first three years of high school I slacked off, something i deeply regret. Now I am stuck with my poor GPA and I am wondering what steps i can take to pursue a career in...

Howdy everyone, I'm at the point were I have to make the decision on my career well actually I'm a semester late but I need help with this. First, my main goal, is to be a theoretical physicist or something along those lines because that's where my interest is but I need a Ph.D. for that and...

Hello everyone, I recently was admitted into a Master’s program in Applied Physics here in California and am interested in knowing more about what Medical Physics is as far as a career route for me. I am starting the program this spring’11 semester. Any info will be greatly appreciated...

Hi I am currently an undergrad. studying electronics and communication engineering in India. I had no intention of studying that particular subject, but I chose it since I couldn't make it into a physics undergrad. programme (not because I'm bad enough academically, but due to some technical...

Yes, I've heard the cliches "money doesn't buy you happiness" and "do what you love", but my question is why? About me: I am a junior engineering student who plans to purse a career in medicine. I figure that since I really don't have a passion for one particular subject I might as well...

I am currently a freshmen who is planning on getting a graduate degree in Physics, but specializing in Astrophysics. Since I am not going into this field for the money, I do not care if you are brutally honest with me ha ha. I was wondering if someone within this field has a percentage of...

Hello, I am considering getting a PhD in physics from a lower ranking university (not really bad though). I think it is ranked about 50th in physics by USNews. Is there any chance of breaking into a career in academia? I would like to teach physics at a small liberal arts college...

Here in my country i was thinking in ME, EE or chemistry.

Hi. I'm 25 years old with a wife and two sons. I've spent the last two years after graduation teaching at an academy in Taipei, Taiwan. While over there I decided I no longer wanted to teach English and that I wanted to get into hydrology. Why hydrology? Several reasons. I used to...

I attend Canadian university and in civil engineering program(I finished up my 2nd year). I am thinking of transferring into mechanical engineering. However, I do not know what kind of career path I can expect in Canada with mechanical engineering. There is not any big company in Canada and...

Dear Kind and Knowledgeable Contributors, I am a graduate student in my first year debating between completing the rest of my PhD. program in Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering. My university allows me to switch into either field. I believe I am equally capable in...

The Astrophysicist Career Hi! Let me present myself as a new member of this great forum. I'm a second year undergraduate Physics Student in the Complutense University in Madrid. Obviously, as to many others, I had some difficulties to pass all my exams successfully. Although I love (deep in my...

Hi guys, I'll start with a little history of myself. I entered the University of Illinois (champaign) into the dept of Electrical/Computer engineering thinking that this was what I wanted to do..and to be honest I wasnt very well informed or aware that Computer Engineering was the design and...

This is a hypothetical question: let's say I win the lottery and I want to use the money to make sure my child is always employed and happy. Is there a way for me to transfer the money to the child in a way that they think they earned it on their own as if it were any other kind of investment...

Hi All, I am a computer science engineering graduate , currently working in software company. I am very much interested in cosmology since my childhood. I tried putting off my urge to choose cosmology as my career for a very long time. But I can't do that anymore. So can anyone suggest me...

I'm in a weird place in life, and I thought I'd throw my dilemma out on the table to see if anyone has any advice. I have been considering re-educating myself and getting into some branch of mechanical design, because I have a very high aptitude for and love for all things mechanical. I'm...

Hello everyone, Thanks for helping me in this dangerous conquest :eek: First, let me tell you a little backround on my Math skills. I was brought up in your "average" Math school, and up until 8th grade, I took all regular classes. Basically, in my old, tiny, rural school, one had no...

I am in a crisis of career path! please some light. Hello. I am in a crisis, i want a career in which i could work with renewable energys and something that really benefits society. I was thinking in electrical engineering becouse i enjoy physics and the practical part of mathematics, I am not...

Hello, the professor supervising my bachelor thesis is happy with the results. Together with another co-author, he is currently writing a paper for Physical Review Letters and is considering adding my results to it. However, for this purpose, he needs more general results. In other words, if...

Hi all, Started on these forums trying to help people with whatever homework, that wasn't mine, needed to be done. But coming across these threads I realized I actually had a question myself. I'm very grateful for all the information/replies on this topic already and even more so to any and...

Hello! I wanted to see if anyone here would be able to help give me some advice about my University education. I've just graduated from High School and I got my marks on my Diploma Exams back (In Alberta, Canada there is a Standardized Provincial Exam at the end of each Grade 12 course that is...

I'm about to enter my freshman year of college, and naturally I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do after college. I'm going into chemical engineering, and I really want to work with environmentally friendly means of production. Ideally I'd like to work with the research aspect of...

Hello everyone. I need some help. I'm a about to start 9th grade and I want to graduate with 4 years of grades that will atract all of the best colleges. I read somewhere that taking all the AP classes I can, will help. Next year I'm going to take honors English. But I wonder what else can I do...

Hello friends, I am a graduate from University of Houston in computer science field. I am looking for a career shift and need guidance of how I can do it. I have no idea why I chose computer science as my career. But in the last 2 years my love for physics has increased. Is it...

I am currently a graduate student, have a MS in physics, and have passed my comprehensive exams. Most of my credits are done -- I only have my dissertation credits to do. So far all my work has been in experimental physics, in the region of plasma physics. I have recently realized that I...

Hello, I am a 3rd year phd student, and I am wondering what I can expect if I leave academia after I graduate. I know I still have a while, but it still makes me nervous. I know that there are many threads on here that approach this topic, but I have found them a little limited for me (e.g...

Howdy everyone, I'd like to start of by saying that I read that article called, "so you really want to be a physicist", it was nice information but now I have a few questions. So here's my dilemma, I did pretty mediocre in high school, maybe a little less than mediocre and now I'm attending a...

is research engineering a good career choice?

I'm currently working in IT as a senior system administrator and I've gotten to the point I'm just burnt out on the field. I've finally settled down and the other half has encouraged me to change careers like I've talked about for a while now. I have a bachelor of arts in history with a...

I am 40. I finished physics (BS) 15 years ago. But I din't work as a physicist. Can I make phyics career or PHD on physics now?

I am currently about half way through the process of getting a physics degree (emphasized in cosmology) and a applied math degree (emphasized in quantum mechanics). Now my parents think that these two majors are useless in getting jobs, and wants me to study something that will help me get a...

I am having a big problem.. I don't really know what i can do in my future career although i am going to graduate soon.. I am a mechanical student..some of my friends who are not ME student.. When they are asking me about what is mechanical and what can i do in future.. i always unable to...

Hello, I am a student at Canyon High School and have been assigned to research a career in a science field. I am very interested in physics, so I am looking for any physicist who has some time to answer the following questions. I must also ask that you please send your answers to my email...