Engineering physics Definition and 175 Threads

Hi. I am in my 3rd year in my engineering physics program (it's a 5-year education). Right now I'm supposed to choose my field of specialization, and the one I'm leaning towards is nanotech. So a few questions: 1. How good are the opportunities for employment in nanotechnology? Should I get a...

So I've been a part-time student for the last couple of years taking classes at a rather high-ranked public university that's well known for its engineering program. The problem is, my GPA is crap and so the only engineering program that will accept me is the engineering physics program. It's an...

- Hi. I have a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from the university of Lund (LTH) in Sweden and have been looking for work for two years. The only work I got was through a friend so I clean garbage dumpsters. Here is some pictures from my work...

Hello! I am currently doing my first year in a mechanical engineering degree(which after a few years branches off to applied mechanics), which is a 5 year integrated master's. Since before i applied, I have been uncertain about which study I really want to/should do, and that uncertainty still...

Hello! I am currently doing my first year in a mechanical engineering degree(which after a few years branches off to applied mechanics), which is a 5 year integrated master's. Since before i applied, I have been uncertain about which study I really want to/should do, and that uncertainty still...

Hi everyone, I'm currently finishing my bachelor's degree in engineering physics (integrated master´s) and wondering what I should pursue on my master's degree and if I should move from my current path. My main objective is to work in the space industry (quite vague I imagine). Would it be...

Hi Everyone, I was wondering how Electrical Engineering graduate schools particularly concentrating in Robotics and Automation would view an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics? I just wanted to gauge how my chances would be. I have a 3.96 GPA with 1 REU, 1 paper and 1 poster...

Hi all, I'm currently an undergraduate going into my third year enrolled in a 3/2 dual degree physics/engineering program at a state school in Wisconsin. This will be my last year studying physics and I will then transfer over to UW-Madison to study nuclear engineering. I am particularly...

Hi, Is Engineering Physics a practical pursuit? Is it much harder than regular engineering programs? Thanks.

tl;dr: Computational Phys major with ~10 yr. industrial automation experience looking for guidance/suggestions for job search. Would prefer physics/astronomy oriented but know B.S. is limited in these fields. I'm about to start my last year of college at the UIUC Eng. Physics program (#1 in...

I am a rising Senior in high school, and planning to major in Physics, with the intent of pursuing a Doctorate in Physics. Recently I received a "golden application" to the Colorado School of Mines (http://www.mines.edu/)... a school that I was not previously familiar with. Apparently this...

Hello all! :D I am going into my third year (second year in major) in university working towards a four year bachelor's degree majoring in physics. I talked to a prof/advisor about transferring into engineering physics and he encouraged me to transfer but procrastination and laziness got the...

I think that I saw a thread with a similar question not too long ago, but I couldn't find it, so sorry if this is too much of a repeat thread. Anyways, I'm trying to weigh out all of my options for getting an education. One such possible idea I may have uncovered is doing Engineering Physics...

Are there any other places that offer engineering physics other than Cornell for masters or PhD? I couldn't find any except applied physics.

Hi, what is the difference between engineering physics, applied physics, traditional engineering(mech E, elec E)? Thanks!

With an engineering physics degree, which concentration would bring more job opportunities? Mechanical or electrical engineering? In terms of electrical engineering, I know an EP degree is good for going into nanoelectronics/photonics. Any other areas? Anything in power engineering...

Hi there, my fine-feathered physics friends, Caleb here. I'm researching undergraduate Engineering Physics programs in the States and wonder if y'all would lend me your opinions. I've done a good bit of invaluable searching here already but would like to add a small bit of specificity to the...

I've beeen searching over and over the internet to figure out what would be a good robotics project, but with a strong relation with physics. Please don't argue that everything in the universe is physics, i agree absolutely, but my colleagues in Engineering Physics are doing projects related to...

Hi! The time has come to choose the specialization of my EP degree, and for this occasion I hope it's OK to make a very self-centred thread :p. Here's what I study: http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/mtfyma. The 3 choices are: math, applied physics and biophysics. I don't think I want to specialize in...

Hello everyone ;) I'm sophomore engineering physics student.actually I am kinda unsure. you know I am not that much into engineering jobs but i like to learn abt elctronics and all other stuff. in the meanwhile I am really into theoretical physics and I am planning to continue my Ms or phd in...

Hello, I am a student currently in engineering physics considering moving to physics. I'm wondering if it's a bad move from me or not since we know it usually goes the other way around, with physics students switching to an engineering program. This semester I actually wanted to move to...

I am currently pursuing a BS in Physics and a BS in Astronomy (a lot of the classes are the same). The thing is, I have been in love with NASA my whole life and thought I should go for an AE degree but multiple people who know aerospace engineers at NASA said not to go into such a "specific...

I am about to complete high school.I am interested in a profession which includes developing of new engineering technologies and devices,preferably in bio-engineering.I asked some people regarding the courses I must take in college.Instead of courses that interest me like Biotechnology and...

Recommend a few good or the best books for engineering physics. Even chemistry if you have an idea. Books which go into the depth and well explained are preferred.

Hi everyone, i heard about this course, but what are engineering physicists? I saw that in every educational curriculum, they have usually training in photonics or in materials science... In my university there is a Msc called "Engineering Photonics" from the electronics department, do you...

Greetings, new member here from Mexico. :) I'm currently in 2nd Semester in electronics engineering and looking for some advice on what topics in physics I should emphasize for my career choice. 1st semester I took classical mechanics (units,vectors,1D motion, 2D motion, work were some topics...

Hello again PF, I now need to decide whether to pursue an engineering physics or pure physics degree for my undergrad, I've been accepted to both, but am unsure what would be the better fit for me. I obviously like the extra job security that an engineering degree would carry with it, but I'm...

This is a topic that I would like to pose to Physics Forums. I have always wondered about the differences between a bachelor's degree in engineering physics and a corresponding bachelor's degree in physics. Specifically, what I would like to know if whether studying engineering physics...

My Bachelors in Physics is starting up next year, and I'm (already) thinking about graduate programs to pursue afterwards. This might seem premature, but I'm several years older than most B.sc students, have spent some years in the workforce, as well as previous uni, so I like to look ahead and...

New to Physics Forums, been browsing a while! I'm a student trying to get into a Mechanical Engineering program, currently in Calculus I. I plan next semester to enroll in 'Engineering Physics' which, as far as I have heard, is general physics taught with Calculus instead of relying solely on...

Hello, I've decided to go ahead and attempt to get into an Applied and Engineering Physics PhD program once I've completed my B.S. in Engineering Physics. I had a question though that hopefully someone could answer for me. I would like to initially work in some sort of industry once I finish...

Hello, I am currently signed up for Fall Quarter Engineering Physics, Diff EQ, and Matrix algebra at the University of Washington. Right now I am sort of skeptical if I should drop one of these classes because I have heard horror stories from at least one of each of these classes. I got a B-...

where can i work with a engineering physics degree?

Hello all. I am interested in Physics and have the above mentioned offers. Which one should I go to? Given that, I am not 100% sure whether I will be doing research in theoretical physics. But yes, Research in the lines of Physics is certain. So? IIT -B Engineering Physics or IISc Banglore...

Hello everyone! I am currently studying Engineering Phyics at Lund University in Sweden. I have one year left, which will give me a master of science degree with a specialization in simulation and scientific computing. Thing is, people have always been telling me that Engineering Physics is a...

Hey guys, I was wondering if someone on the forums would be able to give me some advice on graduate school? I go to Berkeley and will be finishing up an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics with a minor in Electrical Engineering. I was hoping to go to graduate school in Electrical...

The title says it all. Engineering physicists have more job options than a regular physicist I hear so I'm kind of leaning towards that. Is it possible to get a Ph.D. in physics after a degree in EP? I only ask because physics is my passion but I also like engineering. Also is EP more...

I have got selected in Joint Entrance Examination conducted by IIT's of India for admissions. According to my rank, I am getting the Engineering Physics branch at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. I am greatly interested in Physics hence want to opt for this branch, but my parents are not...

Well I am unsure which degree I should go after, I like Engineering Physics because its so broad and includes elements from ME, EE, and normal physics, and this makes me happy because I really I feel like I can learn more and have more job opportunities, but then again lots of websites have told...

Hey everyone, B.Eng in Enginering Physics sounds like a really good degree when searching on internet. What do you guys think ? Do you know anyone ? Where do then end up in career or jobs ? What can I one opt for masters in ? Thanks !

[Mentor Note: Poll at the top of this 2012 thread has been deleted] I will be studying Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Physics in Germany. I wanted to ask the scope of this degree ? I have excelled knowledge in Physics and have at times impressed my physics teachers in A Levels with...

Hey guys. I'm currently in grade 11. I'm not sure what exactly I want to do in the future but I do have plans for going for an MBA eventually. I was wondering what jobs do people with degrees in engineering physics do and if it is likely that they can also become aerospace engineers. Like most...

A pretty short question: How capable of designing ecological soultions for the industry would i be if i graduated in Engineering Physics? I feel that because of the depth of the few Physics and engineering subjects it has, I might lack skills when designing engines and systems which are...

What's the difference betweeen the 2 degrees, does any school offer both degrees?

TL;DR: Your opinion on engineering physics? Hello, I'm new here. If this post does not belong here, I apologize and accept redirections. Before i get started, on the engineering physics stuff, I'd like to tell you a little about myself. >I'm currently in my last year of High School...

Is it possible/okay to get your undergraduate degree in engineering physics and then go into graduate school and get your graduate degree in aerospace engineering> please help Thanks

Hey forum Which one can be considered "better" and why? I'm inclining towards Engineering Physics for my master of science in engineering, but I haven't really looked into mechanical engineering and was wondering what the forum has to say about it.

If I do a B.Sc.Eng in Engineering Physics can I do a MEng in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or maybe Aerospace Engineering ? I like research allot, I like building stuff electrical, electronic and mechanical. I like to work on alternative power sources or design key sistems...

Please recommend a good introductory book on Engineering Physics. I'd like to buy a printed book, with a decent number of examples and samples. I've taken Calculus I, and are taking Calculus II this semester.

Right now I am a junior working towards an Engineering Physics degree and an EE minor. In addition to the physics, I've been/plan on taking a few EE and MSE classes that I have thought would be useful and interesting in the kind of work I could see myself doing. I looked over the MSE/EE joint...