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Deciding on Graduate School in Physics: To Go, or Not to Go

June 10, 2018 Matthew Thompson 0

Should I go to graduate school and study physics? It’s a very important question that deserves careful consideration. The stakes are high: 6.3 of the […]

Finding the Time to Work on Your Career Skills

January 28, 2017 Matthew Thompson 1

Finding time for career development activities is a challenge. It always seems like something extra on top of everything else you need to do for […]

Physicists, Artists, and the New Entrepreneurialism

April 13, 2016 Matthew Thompson 0

Physicists and artists have a lot more in common than most people might initially think.  This is especially true for the physicist engaged in basic […]

The Prosperity Core: What I Wish 10 Years of Higher Education Had Taught Me

July 8, 2015 Matthew Thompson 3

My formal education lasted from the time I was 5 until I turned 29 and earned me every one of the main academic credentials:  high […]

Physicist-Businessperson Duality

January 14, 2015 Matthew Thompson 2

Once you graduate and cease being a student, you will enter the world of business. Here I mean “business” in its fundamental sense: creating something […]

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Matthew Thompson is a physicist and leader who has worked in academia, national labs, and private industry.  He has learned a lot of career lessons along the way and likes to share them in the interest of building a prosperous community of physical scientists. Read More

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