Your Future Adventures
@physics_storiesReal life stories by people with a physics degree or PhD. New stories shared every week or more.
Our writer this week did his masters at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics when everyone else his age was a college freshman. Where is he now, a decade later? Find out here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/11/anonym…
Every transition out of academia is hard. But Billy's transition from theoretical physics into quantitative research (in finance 💸) was made harder by a 10-year resume gap that involved environmental protest and prison time. Read his story here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/11/billy-…
Interested in a career in science outreach? This week’s story is from Michele, an Executive Director at Discovery Space and The Rivet, who shares the challenges she faced in college and how the tables have now turned. Read her story here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/10/michel…
Our writer this week is a physics teacher in Singapore 🇸🇬 who was guaranteed a job even before starting his undergraduate degree (paid for by the Singaporean government). Read his story here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/06/anonym… #teacher #teacherlife #physics #scholarship
Not sure what to do after deciding that a PhD isn't for you? Nelson works as a Senior Platform Engineer in cloud computing in London after graduating with a Physics degree from Cambridge University. He shares his honest thoughts here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/10/nelson…
Curious about a career in machine learning? After completing a PhD in theoretical physics, Divy successfully transitioned into Machine Learning Engineering. Read the full story here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/10/divy.h…
For this week's story, a Research Scientist at Google recounts his thoughts and experiences when deciding to leave academia after his Physics PhD. Read his story here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/07/anonym… #Google #physics #physicsPhD
🚀 Looking to transition from your Physics PhD to teaching? One anonymous writer shares how teaching a summer course during her PhD paved the way to a fulfilling career in education—teaching at both the college and high school levels. 🏫 Find out more: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/06/anonym…
From being a cook at a ski resort cafeteria, to spending a year at the Perimeter Institute, then teaching Physics and running his own law practice, Ben has lived many different lives. Read about his journey here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/06/ben_26… @Perimeter #lawyer #family
These are just great.
A cool blog of stories of people who have left physics and what they went on to do. Probably most useful for early career people (undergrad-postdoc) trying to figure out what options exist outside academia yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/?m=1
Tien creates concept art for video games after making a leap to embrace his love for art. Read his story here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/07/tien-f… #gamedesign
Read about Alexander's journey of finding his passion at a national lab, becoming a particle accelerator operator and later a manager. Check out the full story: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/06/alexan… #PhysicsCareers #NationalLabs #STEMJobs
From physics to fiction! 📚 Learn about the inspiring journey of a physicist who became a novelist, balancing creative writing with parenthood. Read Lily's story here: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/06/lily-s… #PhysicsToFiction #WomenInScience #WritingCommunity
Curious about how a physics PhD ended up working in science policy? Hear about Tomy's journey from academia to influencing clean energy policy at the Department of Energy. Read the full story: yourfutureadventures.blogspot.com/2024/05/testin… #CleanEnergy #SciencePolicy
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