#PHYSICSGOTMEHERE
Find the career path that suits you!
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Think that studying physics at university limits you to a career in research? Think again. Your physics training gets you further than you think.
Explore the different career pathways physics could possibly lead you on by reading the career profiles of physics graduates. We feature a different physics graduate each month in our monthly AIP newsletter bulletin. Some are also featured in our quarterly Australian Physics magazine.
Forever Curious: How physics gave Taryn Dorrough the sky
If you’re questioning whether you belong in physics, whether you’re “smart enough” or where it might lead, Taryn Dorrough offers a perspective worth hearing. As an Operational Support Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, Taryn’s path spans a physics degree, further study, and personal transition.
“Physics got me here by allowing me to be forever curious,” they say. A mindset that became an anchor through uncertainty, and a reminder that curiosity, not perfection, is what truly drives a career in science.” Read more >
Would you like to share how physics shaped your career? Or nominate someone you know with a career path that grew from physics?
Email aip@aip.org.au to be considered for our #PhysicsGotMeHere profiles.
Building and managing supercomputers that process seismic data: Read Dr Stuart Midgely's profile here. |
Co-founding and being CEO of a lab instrument company: Read Prof Daniel Shaddock's profile here. |  EpidemiologyApplying non-linear dynamical systems theory to infectious disease data: Read Dr James McCaw's profile here. |
Government
Computing
Creating documentation for hydroacoustic data analysis software: Read Dr Vasaant Krishnan's profile here. |
Analysing labour market trends for the Department of Education: Read Dr Sarah Midgley OAM's profile here. |
Overseeing the daily running of the AIP, including managing finances: Read Nicole Reynolds' profile here. |
Performing physics comedy and being a comms advisor: Read Rachel Rayner's profile here. |
Technical writing
Education
Operations
Science communication
Establishing and maintaining patents for innovative research and work: Read Dr Phil Burns' profile here. |
Specialising in diagnostic imaging and image-guided therapy: Read Dr Shermiyah Rienecker's profile here. |
Treating unwell children in a paediatric intensive care unit: Read Dr Rebecca Pearce's profile here. |
Guiding banks to secure themselves against cyber threats: Read Sarah Lugay's profile here. |
Patent law
Medical physics
Medicine
Cyber securityYou could also have a career in Data Analysis, Regulation/Quality monitoring, Veterinary Medicine, Philosophy, Training, Visual Effects, and more.
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