Recent content by Dr.NE.Ellis

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    Graduate School and the Real World: Does the Name Brand Matter?

    My opition being a physicist is that your "brand" of school means nothing. I went to a rather unknown Uni in England got my: Undergrad Masters And PhD Went i left it was hard to find work but physics is a hard area to get into. Took me 2yrs till i was somewhere i enjoyed working (I...
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    Programs Is it too late for a physics degree?

    Well i mean to be honest.. it is hard to get a job in physics I did an: undergrad (3yrs) Masters (2yrs) PhD(6yrs) Took me 2yrs and 8000 apps. to get a job i enjoyed with Physics. (i am now a Plasma Physicist for at LHC for CERN) Well my point is that it would take a lot of time and...
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    Usefulness of complex analysis for the physical sciences?

    Well for me i didn't take a course in complex analysis but i do have to use parts of it every so often (I am a plasma physicist) I think it depends on where you plan to go with physics and what area you wish to get into. There are some areas where it could be something that is very helpful...
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    High School Grades & College Expectations: Can I Become a Particle Physicist?

    I think you will be able to become a particle physicist (granted you can find work after the 10yrs at school that is) I myself dropped out of college twice (In the UK, so this will be more of a ref to the UK school system but it can be applied to the US system) because i hated it and just...
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    Level of Independent Thought for a Ph.D. Student

    Well i finished my Ph.D around 4yrs ago. The Ph.D took me 6yrs and my research was on Quark-gluon plasma. I found that really the level of independence is high right from the start. Don't get me wrong for around the first few months you should really get some help but the whole point in doing...
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    Failing trigonometry = the death of a amatuer physicist

    I got destroyed is maths are the start of what has turned into my physics adventure. I also got C for Maths But now i have a Undergrad in physics, A Masters, PhD and have been in my dream job for 4 years now. All i did was mainly teach myself and read about 3-4 books on area i was struggling...
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    How Does it Feel to Be a Physicist?

    1. How long were you in school? Undergrad: 3 years Master's: 2 years PhD: 6 years 2. How long have you been a physicist? 4yrs since finishing my PhD, But my reasearch started in the second yr of my undergrad. 3. Do you enjoy your job? (you wake up and can't wait wait to go to work) Well...