Physics 1996
Physics Career Starter Kit
Spring 2026
Fridays from 2-2:50pm in PAIS 1160
Description
This 1 credit seminar course is aimed at freshman physics majors, but open to all.
Topics will include career options as well as technical and professional skills for physicists.
Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| Feb. 20 | Prof. Joel Walker | Professor of Physics, Sam Houston State University |
| Feb. 27 | Dr. Bryan Butler | Staff Scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| Mar. 6 | Tony Hull | Uncertainty, Change, Opportunity, Drive and Career Building! A good career starting with Astronomy laced with many unexpected and interesting turns! |
| Mar. 20 | no class | spring break |
| Mar. 27 | Dr. John Boone, UC Davis | medical physics |
| Apr. 3 | Prof. John Matthews, UNM Astronomy
| Tips for success |
| Apr. 10 | Prof. Carl Willis, UNM nuclear engineering | Nuclear Engineering |
| Apr. 17 | Dr. David Hayes (UNM alum) | Quantinuum |
| Apr. 24 | How science is funded in the US | |
| May 1 | Prof. Ian Crossfield, Kansas University | exoplanet astronomy |
