Careers in Private Sector

Explore the career paths of physicists in industry jobs working in R&D, consulting and more!

Bachelor's Degree

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Brian Andrews
A previous attempt has proven to put more obstacles in Brian’s path, but that hasn’t stopped him.
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December Martin
A former hardware engineer, December manages projects in the biomedical technology industry to produce medical devices.
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Jacqueline Benitez
Jacque, an education specialist, teaches students around the world through her virtual classroom.
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Maggie Seeds
Maggie's first love may have been astronomy, but her current jet-set lifestyle as a technology consultant keeps her mind limber and her skymiles rolling in.
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Nicolas Hayek
What do watches and SmartCars have in common? Ask Nicolas Hayek, physics student gone world-famous businessman.
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Wendy Laurin
After working in publishing for thirty years, Wendy began teaching physics at a community college. She also consults in photonics.
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Zahra Hussaini
Zahra, a Site Reliability Engineer, works to fix issues with Google Search to make it more reliable.

Master's Degree

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Alison Binkowski
Alison is a physicist, policy analyst, avid traveler, and proficient in Spanish and Mandarin.
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Brent Wouters
A love for aircraft took Brent to the top of the corporate ladder.
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Chien Chung (Didi) Pei
Didi has contributed his design skills to structures all over the world.
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Christina Barrow
Christina uses physics everyday to make sure that veterans receive quality cancer radiation treatments.
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Collin Joseph
Collin loves to cook when he's not too busy in the biophysics lab.
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David X. Cohen
David grew up surrounded by science, but chose to pursue comedy writing as a career.
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Joe Meyers
Innovation and physics run in his blood, so he started his own educational video game company, Lilac.
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Nathan Swift
How do hedgehogs, physics, and business mix? Ask Nathan, a startup founder.
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Paul Markoff–Johnson
Paul has spent most of his career working on creating incredibly thin coatings made of materials selected for their special abilities.
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Rhett Creighton
Ever had a brilliant idea? Rhett uses physics to make his reality.
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Sam Wurzel
A physicist's problem sparked Sam's innovative business.

Doctorate Degree

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Albin Gonzalez
Think physics and medicine don't mix? Think again! Discover the field of medical physics and Albin, a medical physicist helping patients beat cancer.
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Amy Ziegler
Amy, an Intellectual Property Attorney and part owner of her law firm, enjoys the fast pace and variety of working in trademarks.
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Deborah Berebichez
As a child in Mexico, Debbie was told science wasn't for girls. Debbie however broke down that barrier and is now a Wall Street analyst. She invites all girls to join her!
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Desiré Whitmore
Desiré found her dream job at the Exploratorium, a museum where she works in science education and teaches hands-on professional development workshops.
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Jessica Kirkpatrick
Jessica utilizes her astrophysics background through data science to understand the world around her.
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Kenny Jensen
Kenny's inventing mind and love for sailing has him tackling renewable energy in innovative ways.
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Meghan Anzelc
Searching for non-academic career paths after graduate school led Meghan to a career in data and analytics.
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Neha Pachauri
Neha has worked with some of the world’s most cutting-edge technology as a Process Technology Development Engineer.
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Tracee Walker Gilbert
The physicist who did it all - and then she started her own business to top it off.
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Yung Tae Kim
Dr. Tae believes skateboarding can save math and science education, and he thinks you'll agree.