Careers & Alumni in Physics and Astronomy
What can you do with a Physics and Astronomy degree after graduation? Find out from a few of our alums.
                                            Preparation for Careers and for a Meaningful Life
Our physics students become experts in the the core set of skills at the heart of our liberal arts education. These skills prepare them for careers in any economic sector. Liberal Arts is everything you (and future employers) care about most:
- Writing and speaking with confidence and skill
 - Critical thinking
 - Quantitative skills and data analysis
 - Celebrating human expression through the arts
 - Navigating complex moral and ethical situations
 - Engaging the power of your citizenship
 - Discovering solutions to the pressing issues facing our world
 
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Physics Graduates: A Breakdown of Alumni Career Paths
Physician, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport 
Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
Chiropractor, Greenville Chiropractor Clinic 
OB-GYN, Delta Medical Group
Dentist, Gulfside Periodontics
Radiation Safety, St Thomas Hospitals 
 Physician, Alabama Orthopedic Specialists
Physician, Cardiology Assoc of North Mississippi
 Internist, West Tennessee Healthcare
Self-employed Plastic Surgeon
Radiologist, Tuscaloosa Radiology Group
 Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Sierra Eye Associates
 Surgeon, South Mississippi Surgeons 
Self-Employed, Anesthesiologist
 Radiologist, Radiological Group
IT Director, Children’s Health System
Medical Physicist, 21st Century Oncology
Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, Medical Center Radiology Group
Medical Physicist, Brookwood Baptist Health
Orthopedic Surgeon, North Mississippi Medical Center
Physician, Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks
Medical Phyisicist, Dana Farber Cancer Center
Physician, Indianola Family Medical Group
Physician, Mississippi Ear, Nose & Throat Surgical Associate
Medical Director, Radiation Oncology of Mississippi
Principal Petrophysicist, Schlumberger 
Nuclear Power Control Room Supervisor, Constellation Energy Group
 Program Manager, Entergy
Geophysicist, Primal Innovation
Rotational Field Test, Baker Hughes
Research Physicist, Radiance Technologies
Underground Geotechnical Engineer I, Newmont Mining Corporation
Manager, Combat Systems Engineering, CDI Marine
Senior Multi-Disc. Engineering, Raytheon
Data Scientist, R-Zero
Lead Hardware Engineer, Raytheon
Electrical Design Engineer, I.C. Thomasson Associates
Senior Consultant, Nordic Consulting
 Data Center Architect, Navidia  
Principal, Synergetic Technologies
Senior VP/General Mgr, EMS Wireless 
Senior Research Fellow, DuPont
Manufacturing Engineer, Gulfstream Aerospace
 Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman
Marketing Director, Northrop Grumman
 Senior Sales Trainer, GlaxoSmithKline
Controls Engineer, BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems
Chief Technology Officer, Sirenas
Principle Acoustics Engineer, Sparton Corporation
Reliability Engineer, CF Industries
Systems Designer, The Sextant Group
Bioinformatician, Max Planck Institute for Biochem 
Senior Staff Engineer, ENSCO, Inc.
SLcM Consultant, invenioLSI
Sales Development, Google Cloud Platform
VP of Instruction, Pearl River Community College
Faculty, Northeast Mississippi Community College
Faculty, Texas A&M University
Faculty, University of West Florida
Faculty, Mississippi State University
Faculty, Brazilian Naval War College
Faculty, Univ. of Maryland
Faculty, Boston University
Faculty, University of Tennessee Space Institute 
Faculty, UC-San Francisco 
Physician/Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Physician/Faculty, Vanderbilt Medical Center
Physician/Faculty, Yale School of Medicine
Physician/Faculty, Emory University Hospital
Physician/Scientist, University of California-San Francisco
 Faculty, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Physician/Faculty, Wake Forest Hospital 
Physician/Faculty, Johns Hopkins Hospital 
 Project Manager at Research & Curriculum, Mississippi State 
 Associate Dean Fin & Operations-School of Eng, Duke University
 Researcher, Univ of Mississippi
Research Associate, University of Florida
Research, Virginia Tech 
Quantitative Trader, Susquehanna International Group
Software Engineer, BlackRock
Senior Technical Advisor, Fed Ex
Advanced Analytics Manager, Fed Ex
IT Consultant, Orion Consulting
VP Senior Housing Group, Bull Reality
Director of Executive and Pension Benefits, Evergreen Consulting
Scribe, ScribeAmerica
President, For My Safer World
Regional Director, Altius Test Prep
Strategic Insights, Irby Co.
Researcher, Los Alamos National Lab
Research Hydrologist, US Dept of Agriculture 
Physicist, Tennessee Valley Authority 
Flight Surgeon, US Navy
Science/Tech Head, Naval Surface Warfare Center 
Chief, Combat Crew Comm 
 Orthopedic Chief Res, Naval Hospital-Guam
 Mechanical Engineer, Military Sealift Command
Aerospace Engineer, NASA 
North Pontotoc High School
Oxford High School
Corinth School District
Evangeline Christian School
Freedom Prep Academy Charter School
King's Ridge Christian School
First Baptist School