Carnegie Mellon University

WHAT DO PHYSICISTS DO?

Areas of Science

Acoustics

Aerodynamics

Artificial Intelligence

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Atomic & Molecular Physics

Atmospheric Science

Biophysics

Chemical Physics

Climate Sciences

Computational Physics

Cosmology

Data Science

Econophysics

Engineering Physics

Environmental Sciences

Electronics

Fluid Mechanics

Geophysics

Lasers Physics

Low Temperature Physics

Magnetism

Materials Science

Meteorology

Medical Physics

Molecular Physics

Nanoscience

Neural Networks

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Physics

Optics

Particle Physics

Photonics

Physical Oceanography

Plasma Physics

Polymer Physics

Quantum Computing

Quantitative Analysis

Software Engineer

Solar Energy

Solid State Physics

Ultrasonics

Other Occupations

Member of Congress

Presidential Science Advisor

Federal and State Agencies

Medical Doctor

Patent Law

Military

High School Teacher

Financial Analyst

Entrepreneur

WHAT SOME OF OUR RECENT GRADUATES HAVE DONE

B.S. in Physics

Graduate School, Brown University, Physics

Graduate School, University of Cambridge, Math

Graduate School, Boston University, Physics

Graduate School, University of Virginia, Physics

Industry, The Aerospace Corporation, Associate Member of Technical Staff

Military

B.S. in Physics with a minor in Computer Science

Industry, Walmart, Software Engineer

B.S. in Physics with a minor in Mathematics

Graduate School, Ohio State University, Physics

B.S. in Physics / Astrophysics Track

Industry, First National Bank, PPP Intern/Analyst

Industry, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Postbaccalaureate Researcher

Graduate School, University of Groningen, Astronomy

Graduate School, University of Michigan, Physics

Graduate School, Brown University, Physics

Graduate School, Vanderbilt University, Astrophysics

Graduate School, University of Padua, Physics of Data

Fulbright Program, English Teaching Assistant

B.S. in Physics/ Applied Physics Track with a minor in Engineering Studies

Industry, Lockheed Martin Space, Propulsion Engineer

B.S. in Physics/ Applied Physics Track with an Additional Major in Mechanical Engineering

Graduate School, University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, Aerospace Engineering

B.S. in Physics/ Biological Physics Track

Industry, National Institutes of Health, IRTA Postbaccalaureate Fellowship

B.S. in Physics/ Computational Physics Track

Industry, IBM, Software Developer

B.S. in Physics/ Computational Physics Track with a minor in Creative Writing

Industry, JPMorgan Chase, Analyst

B.S. in Physics with an Additional Major in Mathematics

Graduate School, University of Oxford, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

B.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering with an Additional Major in Physics

Graduate School, California Institute of Technology, Physics

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