People in Physics

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Major Matthew H. Briggs

Since earning my B.S. in Physics from the University of Alabama in 1997 I have committed the last 10 years as a pilot in the USAF.

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Becky Thompson-Flagg

Imagine starting a new internship, first week on the job and you don't know a soul. But you're curious. How did these people get here? What are they like? Where do they come from? Do they have any cool body piercings?

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Harlan Schone

During his long career as a physics professor, you were just as likely to find Harlan Schone with a hammer and nail, improving substandard housing in his community, as you were to find him in a solid-state physics lab doing research.

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Laura Smoliar

Laura Smoliar became interested in physics at a young age – her mother was a physicist. “Sometimes I’d get to go to her lab,” Smoliar said. “It was a fun place. There were lots of toys.”

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Myriam Sarachick

Myriam Sarachick  had a tough decision to make when it was time to choose her major. She had to decide between mathematics, music, literature and physics.