I am currently a GRA. My Advisor and I get along fine, and I have asked him before about switching. Unfortunately, most of the theoretical support has left over the years, so a person for me to work under simply doesn't exist.
I am currently a graduate student, have a MS in physics, and have passed my comprehensive exams. Most of my credits are done -- I only have my dissertation credits to do. So far all my work has been in experimental physics, in the region of plasma physics.
I have recently realized that I...