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Engineering Career Path Advice: Finding the Right Fit for You
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Other Computer Science: Github vs. Personal Website?
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Physics Interested in grad school in Computational Physics, help?
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Engineering Future of the solid state electronics industry
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Job Skills Should I Pursue a Second Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering?
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Engineering Help writing a CV for someone with bad grades
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Other Disabled looking for branch of science
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Engineering Is it possible for me to become an engineer?
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Job Skills How to Apply for an MSc Without a Recommendation from a Problematic Advisor?
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Engineering Career advice to become a Fusion Engineer
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Engineering Headless chickens at my engineering consulting company
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About the field of nuclear physics
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Physics Is it Too Late to Pursue Physics Without Strong Math Skills?
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Engineering Advice for an entry level EE facing problems
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Math Part time: Tutoring vs. Teaching
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Applications of Interference of Light Waves
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Is Age Just a Number in Pursuing a Career in Scientific Research?
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Job Skills Adjunct Professors Living in Poverty
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Other Math vs Statistics Degree/Major For Investment Banking
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Engineering Start Studying Astrophysics or Uptake a PhD Offer
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Physics Condensed Matter, Materials vs. Optics, Photonics and Optoelectronics
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Physics What Can You Do With An Applied Physics Dregree
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Job Skills Getting a National Lab Job: How Competitive Are They?
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Engineering Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering Books & Career Advice
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Physics Internships, which one is the right one
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Physics The right physics field for me
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Engineering Recent BSc in Physics graduate, worried about my new job
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Thinking about getting an MSc in CS
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Engineering Change of major as a junior: Physics or Aerospace Engineering?
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Engineering Electrical Engineer or Electrician
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Engineering Physics vs. Engineering - Need Help Making a Decision
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Physics What exactly of the odds of getting a job doing....
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Engineering What are you retiring techies planning on doing?
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Engineering Is Computer Engineering "inferior" to EE and CS?
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Physics Thinking of dropping out of PhD program, need advice
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Engineering Aerospace Engineering job roles?
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Physics What job is better Theoretical Physics or AI?
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Career Opportunities After Graduation for Older Students
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Engineering Job experience or pursue a Master (Computer Vision)?
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Engineering What must I major in to design submarines?
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Physics graduates that take teaching jobs, and later move on....
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Other What to do in your job search if you've been fired
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Other What to consider when making a big career decision
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Physics Find Your Path in Physics: 3 Ideas for a PhD
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Job Skills What Are the Career Options After an MS in Physics?
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Physics What does an experimental particle physicist do?
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Job Skills What Masters Degree Should I Pursue as a Biology Major to Advance My Career?
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Engineering Research in Fluid Mechanics for MS
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Engineering Can one successfully be an Engineer AND a Physicist?
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Physics Options for physics BSc graduates outside of academia
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Physics Transitioning from teaching to Data science
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Physics Best physics branch to stay in science?
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Physics Research Job Interview Presentation Advice
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Engineering Is composite material engineering booming?
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Physics Should only people from elite universities bother with TT (tenure track)?
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Engineering Bachelor of Engineering -- Importance of Grades
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Engineering BS Physics to Materials Science Graduate Advice/Thoughts
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Job Skills Prospective jobs after masters in EE
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Engineering How to seek input on a non-patented invention
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Job Skills How to become a scientific advisor?
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Unlock Your Dream Career at NASA: Tips and Steps to Land a Job in Astrophysics
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Job Skills About half of college grads underemployed => disaster?
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Engineering Job security for Power Engineers
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Engineering Is a Career in Software an Option for Mechanical Engineers?
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Job Skills Crackpot employers or something wrong with me?
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Engineering Is passion the key to success in power engineering?
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Physics Theoretical Physicist Career Guidance
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Engineering Nuclear physicist with nuclear engineering PhD?
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Math Can I call myself a mathematician if I am a Maths tutor?
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Math At the end of my Physics PhD, Switch to Mathematics?
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Engineering Job market for engineer physicists
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Engineering Safeguarding Self Against Automation in Career
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Physics Any physicists willing to do a quick interview?
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Physics How capable is a PhD student supposed to become?
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Probability theory and statistics for Robotics and ME
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Engineering The relationship of a mechanical engineer with electricity
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Physics Orienting myself toward quantum computing or a related field
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Physics Moving forward after a terminal masters (Advice/options please)
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Physics Where Can I Study a Master in Theoretical Physics in Europe?
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Engineering Software Engineering and Astronomy/Physics
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Engineering Feeling like I'm working too hard (mentally) for the pay
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Engineering Is it worth studying Electronics Engineering with Physics
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Engineering Mechanical engineering or Aerospace engineer
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Engineering Thinking about my future job prospects in Nuclear Engineering (not a US citizen)
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Physics Physics with a double major in Math. Need help
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Other Second thoughts on Medical Physics PhD
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Physics Will a 3 year bachelor of science degree create problems?
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Job Advice Question: Physics PhD
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Simulations and Experimental Physics
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Physics Theoretical HEP or neuroscience?
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Physics Return to school for graduate degree?
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Engineering Any interesting career options in Engineering?
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Physics Physics PhD from 2001 onwards: What are you doing now?
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Engineering What can I do with a degree in physics/engineering/nuclear
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Physics Struggling to Find a Research Position During Post-Bacc Year?
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Physics Working at Livermore or Berkeley Lab - Salary and Lifestyle?
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Biology What type of career areas work with BCIs?
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Engineering Maximizing Your ME Degree for a Career in Robotics
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Physics PhD in Biomedical Science and no job
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Other Which Companies Fund Master's Degrees in Remote Sensing and Aerospace?
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