Brief Summary of Physics
Physics is the science of motion and materials, of the smallest
and of the largest things in the universe. A bachelor's degree
in physics will open doors to almost any technical field: some
of our alumni continue on to graduate school, but others find
rewarding employment as engineers. Several of our graduates
have gone to medical school. Every B.S. student gets to spend
at least a semester working on a current research problem, and
some of our undergraduates have published their results in
peer-reviewed journals and presented them at national meetings.
Much of the research in the USF physics department is applied,
with funding coming from (among other agencies) the National
Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, the Department
of Energy, and the National Institutes of
Health. (Yes! Physicists do medical research, too).
A physics degree isn't useful just for research: among famous
people with physics degrees are Congressmen Rush Holt (D-NJ)
and Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), German Chancellor Angela Merkel,
several astronauts, including Sally Ride and Ronald McNair,
and a number of actors, directors, and producers, including
Judd Hirsch and James Cameron.
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