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Student Resources
Overview
Our setting in Washington, D.C., affords students unparalleled access to world-class
research institutions, prestigious internship opportunities, and memorable
learning experiences outside of the classroom. Whether you enjoy hearing lectures
about black holes at NASA, studying the magnetic properties of nanomaterials
at NIST, or relaxing at one of the science museums in the Smithsonian Institution,
at American University you are steps away from the best our nation has to offer.
Student Profiles
After graduation, Amit Kapadia (BS
physics and math '07) worked on astronomy image processing and science outreach
at the European
Southern Observatory in Munich, Germany, and
the Spitzer Science Center at Caltech before starting graduate school in Applied
Mathematics at Florida State University. See more in Catalyst.
Johanna Teske (BS physics '08) is starting
an astrophysics graduate program at the University of Arizona supported by
a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship after
an undergraduate careerthat included four diverse internships spanning photon
behavior around black holes, merging galaxies and star formation, the chemistry
of dying stars, and the first stages of planetary formation around young stars.
See more in American
Today.
Physics can prepare students for graduate work in engineering or other applied fields. For example, Ed Fairfield (BS physics '06) is enrolled in architecture graduate school at the University of New Mexico where he can combine his passions for science and design. Other recent students have gone on to study electrical, aeronautical, mechanical, and systems engineering.
Greg Hutton (BS physics and math '07)
got a job as an analyst tracking down waste and corruption in government agencies
despite having no course work in business or management because his employers
were impressed with his undergraduate research experience and his analytical
and mathematical training. See more in Catalyst.
In addition to the information on this page, please see also:
Preparing for Graduate School
On-Line Resources for Graduate School
In addition to the information below, graduate students could use Scholarships
& Internships Guide, too.
GradSchoolShopper.Com
Every piece of information publicly
available about every graduate program in physics, astronomy and many related
fields is here. But not a great interface
suck.
National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
This link takes you to some program announcements for scholarships and other
programs to fund your graduate education. There may be other funding opportunities
at NSF, surf around here:
nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?org=NSF&fund_type=2
American Institute of Physics Career Center
Some graduate
programs recruit graduate students here! You will have
to "View All Results" and then "Search within Results" to
find them.
American Society for Engineering Education
Another clearing
house for undergraduate and graduate fellowships.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
The general test is required by most graduate schools in any discipline and the
physics subject test is required by most physics graduate programs.
Programs Where Recent AU Physics Grads Enrolled
- Astronomy and Astrophysics, U. Arizona
- Systems Engineering, U. Virginia
- Mechanical Engineering, I. Iowa
- Applied Physics, U. Northern Iowa
- Applied Math, Florida State
- Physics, U. Georgia
- Physics, Kent St.
- Physics, Johns Hopkins
- Physics, UC Davis
- Astronomy, U. of New Mexico
- Chemistry, Rice U.
- Electrical Engineering, Duke. U.
- Astronomy, U. Toledo
- Computer Science, American University
- Architecture, U. New Mexico
- Aeronautical Engineering, U. Arizona
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