Denison Magazine
Alumni & Careers
The careers and postgraduate study of physics majors indicate a wide range of possibilities.
Our graduates have careers in fundamental and applied research in diverse settings, including industry, government, and academia. Physics alums in other careers include lead physicist with Quantinuum, senior scientist with the Planetary Science Institute, software engineer with Google, aerospace engineer with GE Aviation, development leader with Lake Shore Cryotronics, as well as postdoctoral researcher with Los Alamos National Lab, and associate professor with the Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland.
Employers & Job Titles
- Amazon, Senior Data Scientist
- American Airlines, Senior Manager - Operations Engineering
- Amperon, Senior Data Scientist
- Anduril Industries, Structures Engineering Lead
- Apex Systems, Data Labeling Analyst
- Boeing, System Engineer
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Senior Analyst - Growth & Innovation Analytics
- Crocs, Sr. Director Global Merchandising
- Duke Quantum Center (DQC), Graduate Research Assistant
- EY, Senior Consultant
- FirstPower Group, Research and Development Industrial Engineer
- Infoverity, Analyst
- Lake Shore Cryotronics, Engineering Technician
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Scientist
- Meriwether Group, Director of Business Development
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Flight Controller
- NiSource, Senior Financial Analyst - Capital Oversight
- Northrop Grumman, Program Manager
- Novant Health, Medical Physicist
- Procter & Gamble, Technology Services Lead
- Tesla Motors, Battery Engineer
- Texas Oncology, Medical Physics Resident
- Thomas Scientific, Account Manager - Microscopy
- US Navy, Aerographer's Mate
Graduate Schools & Programs
- Bryn Mawr College, Physics, PhD
- Clemson University, Electrical Engineering, MS
- Duke University, Physics, PhD
- Maastricht University, Economics, MS
- Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering, PhD
- University of Arizona, Astronomy, PhD
- University of California, Berkeley, Bio Physics, PhD
- University of Maryland, Physics, PhD
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Physics, PhD
- University of Maryland, College Park, Physics, PhD
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Computational Astrophysics, PhD
- University of Pennsylvania, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, MS
- Vanderbilt University, Astrophysics, PhD
- Washington University - St. Louis, Physics, PhD
