Why Study Physics??
Because Einstein says so????
Benefits of Studying Physics
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Cognitive/ Problem
Solving Skills
Research &
Employment
Opportunities
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Industries you can work in
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Research
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Teaching
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NASA
National Labs – LLNL, JPL, NIST, NREL,
Universities
Private companies
College
High School
Programming and Game Design
Wall Street
Medicine
Employment FACTS
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In the USA, the employment rate six months
after graduation for physics degree recipients is
currently at 98%.
find employment in industry, earning an annual
starting salary in the range of $35,000 to
$50,000 (1999 & 2000).
Career Branches in Physics
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Astrophysics
Material Science/ Solid State Physics
Medical Physics
Nuclear Physics
Theoretical/ Experimental Physics/ Computational
Physics
High Energy Physics
Applied Physics/Optics/ Nanotechnology
Biophysics
Engineering
College Opportunities for Physics
Students
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A guaranteed free-ride: scholarships, grants
Opportunities to intern at the top labs in the US
and around the world
The vast majority of physics degree recipients at
all degree levels work in science or engineering.