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Meet Dr. Deiana, an Experimental High Energy Particle Physicist

January 9, 2020

Note: this interview was condensed and edited for clarity. For some people, the call to a particular field of study arrives early. For Dr. Allison McCarn Deiana, the desire to study and teach physics grew in high school ...

5 Careers to Pursue With Your Ph.D. in Physics

January 2, 2020

Often the first and sometimes only career that comes to mind when students consider pursuing their Ph.D. in Physics is a job in academia. Teaching at a college or university can be a noble and rewarding career – but ...

Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to Earning a Ph.D. in Physics

December 19, 2019

Physics is the study of space, time, energy, and matter. Physicists try to ask and answer, in a verifiable and reproducible way, the deepest questions about the origin, nature, and fate of the universe. The study of ...

Meet the Man Who Models Proton Structures for the World: Dr. Pavel Nadolsky

December 6, 2018

Dr. Pavel Nadolsky is an Associate Professor in Theoretical Physics at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He is the co-spokesperson of the Coordinated Theoretical-Experimental project on Quantum Chromodynamics (QTEQ), ...

An Education in Creative Problem Solving: Transcending the Field of Physics

November 22, 2018

You’ve given hundreds of hours of total dedication to memorizing, researching, and studying the field of physics, all to earn a shiny new title at the end of your name — doctor. That degree is well worth your time and ...

Here's How SMU's Physics Department Is Opening Doors into STEM for the Next Generation

November 1, 2018

Special thanks to Dr. Olness who contributed insight and material for this piece. When was the last time you saw the laws of science demonstrated and explained to a classroom full of elementary students in a way that ...

From Space Centers to Particle Accelerators: James' Journey in SMU's Physics Ph.D. Program

October 25, 2018

Note: this interview was condensed and edited for clarity.  You may be interested in the field of physics or curious about graduate study in the sciences more generally. But sometimes, it's hard to find answers to your ...