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EE vs. Applied Physics (different than "become an engineer thread" I think)
Hello all,
I read through the first few pages of the "So U want to Engineer" thread, but the gist was not quite was I was hoping.
Ok, I am about to be a senior in an Applied Physics program in North Carolina. I work in a Raman Spec. lab. I get good enough grades that I believe I can be accepted to a PhD school somewhere. So beyond that...
I am very interested in the field of Nanophotonics/Optoelectronics. It seems like there is fresh ground to be broken, which I find very compelling. The problem I am having is that I thought this field was in the realm of Applied Physics (and I think it very well could be), but a lot of searching returns EE programs. I am totally open to that route, but I am having a really hard time telling which one will allow me to really think through and understand the field from the ground up in a way which will best allow me to make novel contributions.
TLTR: I am trying to read as much as I can about both types of programs (Applied Physics vs. EE), but I am really hoping someone on the forum has experience with, or thought about, the same type of dilemma. I may just have to buck up and start making calls to the heads of the research groups I have been reading about..
Please let me know if I should be more specific in the information I am requesting,
skinny
Hello all,
I read through the first few pages of the "So U want to Engineer" thread, but the gist was not quite was I was hoping.
Ok, I am about to be a senior in an Applied Physics program in North Carolina. I work in a Raman Spec. lab. I get good enough grades that I believe I can be accepted to a PhD school somewhere. So beyond that...
I am very interested in the field of Nanophotonics/Optoelectronics. It seems like there is fresh ground to be broken, which I find very compelling. The problem I am having is that I thought this field was in the realm of Applied Physics (and I think it very well could be), but a lot of searching returns EE programs. I am totally open to that route, but I am having a really hard time telling which one will allow me to really think through and understand the field from the ground up in a way which will best allow me to make novel contributions.
TLTR: I am trying to read as much as I can about both types of programs (Applied Physics vs. EE), but I am really hoping someone on the forum has experience with, or thought about, the same type of dilemma. I may just have to buck up and start making calls to the heads of the research groups I have been reading about..
Please let me know if I should be more specific in the information I am requesting,
skinny