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WAKE PHYSICS COMMUNITY
Alumni
Where Physics Deacs go
Many paths. One foundation.
Graduate school42%
Analyst15%
R&D10%
Other fields33%
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Hear from Physics alumni
Jill Bjerke
From Wake Forest Physics to a career shaped by scientific problem solving and collaboration.
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Peter Groves
A 2003 Ph.D. graduate reflects on research, graduate training, and the path beyond Wake Forest.
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Laura Jennings
A 2018 graduate describes a career in fiber optics and the value of a physics foundation.
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