Comments on: The Old Thesis http://mrpogson.com/2012/08/25/the-old-thesis/ One man, closing all the windows. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:26:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Clarence Moon http://mrpogson.com/2012/08/25/the-old-thesis/#comment-94723 Clarence Moon Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:47:05 +0000 http://mrpogson.com/?p=13861#comment-94723 My understanding from my PhD friends is that a career in physics is a very tough road to travel. One of them, with a doctorate from CalTech in Astrophysics and numerous post-docs at JPL including some stuff still operating on the moon, counts himself somewhat of a failure at it due to never landing a good professorship at any leading university. He ultimately had to rely on his engineering expertise and became a top science advisor to a primary DoD component, I won’t reveal which.

Strangely, he is a Linux fan, but I don’t hold that against him.

]]> By: Robert Pogson http://mrpogson.com/2012/08/25/the-old-thesis/#comment-94542 Robert Pogson Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:38:24 +0000 http://mrpogson.com/?p=13861#comment-94542 Chris Weig wrote of my career in physics, “Why haven’t you stayed in this field?”

After graduating, I worked at the UofM for 6 years as a technician and in Riyadh for 3 years. When I returned to Canada, nuclear physics funding had been slashed and there was a decrease in demand for people with my skills. e.g. UofM had declined from 30 staff to 3 and AECL a major employer was cutting back. I did work on my own as an inventor for a couple of years but had insufficient funds to continue. I changed careers three times since then and have avoided becoming stale by accepting wildly challenging activities. I have continued to put the physics knowledge to use even lately with the renovations to the old homestead.

]]> By: Chris Weig http://mrpogson.com/2012/08/25/the-old-thesis/#comment-94524 Chris Weig Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:07:43 +0000 http://mrpogson.com/?p=13861#comment-94524 Why haven’t you stayed in this field?

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