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Women in Physics Profiles
What Are Doing With Physics
Physicists don't all work in labs or teach physics, although many do, and love their jobs.
A physics degree will qualify a woman for a variety of careers from inventing to analyzing to improving her environment. Find out the diversity of physics by exploring the jobs of these women with physics degrees.
Alicia Soderberg
Alicia once wanted to be an environmental scientist, but she fell in love with looking at the stars in the night's sky.
Alison Binkowski
Alison is a physicist, policy analyst, avid traveler, and proficient in Spanish and Mandarin.
Claudia Alexander
Claudia likes to write science fiction and ride horses when she's not studying comets and moons.
Deborah Berebichez
Debbie finds that her most rewarding work lies in public speaking and getting others excited about science.
Ellen Ochoa
Ellen once considered an education in music, but instead, she became the first Hispanic woman in space.
Evelynn Hammonds
Evelynn holds honorary degrees at Spelman College and Bates College.
Gabriela Gonzalez
Gabriela shapes minds as a professor and attempts to unlock the mysteries of Gravitational Waves as a researcher.
Ginger Kerrick
Ginger can speak Russian, plays basketball, and likes to ride motorcycles.
Kelle Cruz
Kelle spends much of her time looking at small stars, but when's she not looking at stars, she's blogging and traveling.
Luz Martinez-Miranda
Luz is fascinated by the way optics problems relate to the real world. “There was something about lenses that made me want to study more,” she says.
Marta Dark McNeese
Marta chose physics mostly because she was fascinated with optics, and a little bit because she was afraid of chemicals and disliked knives.
Nadya Mason
Nadya went from gymnastics Olympic hopeful to research scientist.
Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley has come a long way from her childhood fascination with the bumblebees in her backyard.
