
Applied Physics makes a connection between fundamental research in physics and its application to real world problem-solving. Our faculty is committed to:
- engaging students using high quality instruction in a cross-cultural competent learning environment
- engaging in research in physics and related fields with the involvement of our students
- working with regional K-12 teachers in Southern California to improve science education at the pre-college level
- making physics interesting and fun
Physicists and engineers come from different backgrounds, and we all contribute to the advancement of human understanding. We welcome working with students and colleagues from diverse social backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. There is great value in diverse teams of people sharing their unique approaches to solve problems to the benefit of scientific and engineering endeavors.
Where New Physics Bachelor's Recipients Work
One year after getting their degree, classes of 2021 and 2022 combined.
(Data from AIP Research, Physics Trends: Where New Bachelors Work, 1 February 2024).
Private Sectors | College or University | Civilian Government, national lab | High School | Active Military | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
60% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 10% |
What Working Physics Bachelor's Recipients Do
In the winter after getting their degree from a US college or university, classes
of 2021 and 2022 combined. The data reflect all employment sectors. "Regularly solves
technical problems" includes respondents who selected: "Daily", "Weekly", or "Monthly"
on a four-point scale that also listed "Rarely or Never".
(Data from AIP Research, Physics Trends: Field of Employment for New Physics Benchmarks, 12 September 2023).
Engineering | Computer or Information Systems | Other STEM | Education | Physics or Astronomy | Non-STEM, regularly solves technical problems | Non-STEM, rarely or never solves technical problems |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 6% |