Department of Physics & Astronomy

Alumni testimonials

Physics & Astronomy alumni hold positions as teachers, engineers, data analysts, project managers, researchers, health care workers, science writers, policy makers and lawyers, among many others. We interviewed some of our graduates about their professional paths and the role their physics or astronomy degree from our department played in shaping their current career.

Read success stories from alumni of our department and their reflections on the quality of our programs.

 

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Exploring Evolved Stars: Bolometric Luminosities, SiO Masers, and Machine Learning Classification.
Rajorshi Bhattacharya (UNM)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
Apr. 3, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205

Cosmology and Unification
Dr. Raman Sundrum (University of Maryland)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Apr. 4, 3:30 PM - Apr. 4, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100

Motivations for the Directional Detection of Dark Matter
Wesley Thompson (UNM)
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Apr. 8, 2:00 PM - Apr. 8, 3:00 PM
PAIS 3205

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Lucas Hunt (NRAO)
CART Astrophysics Seminar Series
Apr. 10, 2:00 PM
PAIS 3205

No 𝜈s is Good News
Joel Meyers (Southern Methodist University)
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Apr. 11, 3:30 PM - Apr. 11, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100