Physics Majors
What are you going to do with your major?
Remember, a liberal arts degree opens a vast array of career choices and opportunities. Your
degree has prepared you to approach problems analytically, think critically about ideas, research,
organize your thoughts, and write about your findings. Your only limitation is thinking that you are
only qualified for the traditional jobs in a selected major.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.” –Frank Wilczek
Examples of jobs held by Physics Majors:
Academic Journal Expert
Air Quality Chemist
Astronomer
Communications Specialist
Computational Research Scientist
Cryogenics Systems Engineer
Customer Relations Specialist
Digital Integrated Circuit Engineer
Engineer
Forensic Physicist
Health Physicist
Kinesiologist
Laboratory Associate
Management Consultant
Math Teacher
Methodology Developer
Multimedia Flash Programmer
Oceanographer
Physics Lecturer
Physics Teacher
Power Systems Engineer
Quantum Information Scientist
Quantitative Analyst
Quantitative Investment Analyst
Quantitative Trader/Portfolio Manager
Radiation Oncologist
Radiation Physicist
Radiation Safety Officer
Research Associate
Scientist for Corporation
Scientific Programmer/Statistician
Web Developer and Creative Director
Grad School Masters Programs
Astrophysics
Applied Mathematics
Applied Ocean Science
Applied Physics
Astrophysics
Chemical Physics
Communication Theory and Systems
Computational Methods
Computer Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics
Earth Science
Electrical Engineering
Electrooptics
Energy and Environmental Policy
Engineering Science
Environmental Physics
Environmental Science
Experimental Physics
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Medical Physics
Metals Physics
Meteorology
Nuclear Engineering
Photonics
Physics
Signal and Image Processing
Teaching of Physics
Professional Associations
 American Physical Society http://www.aps.org//
The American Physical Society strives to be the leading voice for physics and an authoritative source
of physics information for the advancement of physics and the benefit of humanity.
 American Institute of Physics http://www.aip.org/
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation created for the
purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to
human welfare. It is the mission of the Institute to serve the sciences of physics and astronomy by
serving its member societies, by serving individual scientists, and by serving students and the general
public
 Society of Physics Students http://www.spsnational.org/
The Society of Physics Students is a professional association explicitly designed for students.
Membership, through collegiate chapters, is open to anyone interested in physics.
 Institute of Physics http://www.iop.org/
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and
application of physics.
Niche Sites
 Physics.org http://www.physics.org/
Physics.org is brought to you by the Physics in Society team at the Institute of Physics. Our aim is to
inspire people of all ages about physics. Let us be your guide and show you the best physics places on
the web.
Journals and Publications
 Physics Today http://www.physicstoday.org/
Physics Today is the most-frequently cited magazine in multidisciplinary physics, reaching more than
120,000 scientists and engineers at university, government, and industrial labs in 151 countries.
 Physical Reviews Online Archive http://prola.aps.org/
PROLA is The American Physical Society's Physical Review Online Archive. PROLA is the concrete
expression of APS's commitment to ensuring the immediate and long-term accessibility all journal
content that we publish. We have an agreement with the Library of Congress establishing a repository
of all PROLA material. In addition, a PROLA mirror has been hosted at Cornell University library since
May 2001.
 Physics http://physics.aps.org/
Each week Physics highlights a few important papers from the family of Physical Review journals, with
commentaries written by prominent physicists and designed to be understood by nonspecialists.
Physics also features overviews of fields of strong current interest. Physics strives to bring new
developments in all areas of physics to all physicists, including students.
Want to get involved on campus?

Physics Club

Muhlenberg Science Night