Physics, Professionally Speaking


November 15, 2018

Professor Alexander van der Horst teaching a class

Assistant Professor of Astrophysics Alexander van der Horst teaching his Physics Capstone course (Photos: William Atkins)

Assistant Professor of Astrophysics Alexander van der Horst reveals a hard truth to physics majors in his classes: Their physics futures, he tells them, may not go as planned. Instead, they’re far more likely to take their problem-solving skills to fields like technology, engineering, finance and even the military.