OPPORTUNITIES IN

PHYSICS and ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

AT DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY

JOB OPPORTUNITIES in PHYSICS and ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

The B.Sc. degree in Physics tells a prospective employer that you are able to learn the special skills required in a particular job and can analyze and solve problems by yourself. Persons with this degree have taken jobs as research assistants or technicians with companies like Xerox, Nortel, etc. It is also used as a stepping stone to further training and careers in teaching, meteorology, engineering, law, medicine, and the health sciences.

The Honours degree is the recognised route to a career as a physicist in many different fields. Employment opportunities exist at the Bachelor's level, or after graduate study at the Master's or Doctoral level, with careers in university teaching, industrial research, government labs, medical physics, oceanography, telecommunications, etc.

Here are some examples of persons who did a B.Sc., M. Sc. or Ph. D. in Physics at Dalhousie and their present professions:

Geophysics:

• Charlotte Keen, Senior Research Scientist in Marine Geophysics, Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Geological Institute of Canada

Industrial Research:

• Tim Bardouille, Research Scientist, CTF Systems, Vancouver
• Henry Bird, Dept. Head, Research & Development (manufacturing of telecommunication equipment), Lucent Technologies, New Jersey.
• David Boertjes, Research Scientist, Nortel, Ottawa
• Bruce Martin, Research Scientist, IOTEK, Nova Scotia
• Margot Campbell-Miller, Research Scientist, JDS Uniphase, Ottawa
• Ian Courtney, Reseach Scientist, Medtronic, MN
• Brian King, Research Scientist, JDS Feindel, Ottawa
• Lin-Hong Kou, Research Scientist, Nortel, Ottawa
• Monique Richard, Research Scientist, ArgoTech Prods., Quebec
• Darren Reiniger, Technician, Dynatek, Automation Systems, Bedford, N. S.
• Mark Small, Research Scientist, Satlantic, Dartmouth, N. S.
• Mike Walsh, Research Scientist, JDS Uniphase, Ottawa
• Andre Wong, Research Scientist, Dynapro Systems, Vancouver, B. C.
• Wei Xu, Research Scientist, Motorola, Chicago

Medicine:

• Paul Charlebois, Surgeon and Physician, Canadian Armed Forces, Montreal
• Avila Cox, Optometrist, Bedford, N. S.
• John Finley, Head of Cardiology, IWK Hospital and Associate Professor Paediatrics, Dalhousie University
• Lawrence Gates, Diagnostic Imaging, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax
• Calum MacAulay, Head of Cancer Imaging Dept., Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology & Associate Member of Physics Department, U. B. C.
• Rob MacLeod, Co-Director, Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute, University of Utah
• Randall Miller, Medical Physicist, Nova Scotia Cancer Research Foundation
• Heather Smith, Family/Emergency doctor, Renfrew, Ontario
• Rob Smith, Medical Biophysicist, 3M Canada, Ontario
• Joanne Squires, Medical Physicist, Comprehensive Physics & Regulatory Services, Pittsburgh
• Mammo Yewondwossen, Medical Physicist, Cancer Research Foundation, Halifax

Meteorology:

• Jiangnan Li, Research Scientist, Canadian Centre for Climate Analysis and Modeling, University of Victoria, B. C.
• Anne O'Toole, Meteorologist, Chief of Air Quality Modeling Division, Atmospheric Environment Services, Dept. Environment, Toronto
• Tina Simpkin, Weather forecaster at WDAFT-TV, Kansas City
• Bruce Whiffen, Aviation Program Manager & Shift Supervisor, Newfoundland Weather Centre
• Barbara Winter, Research Scientist, Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences Department, Princeton University
• Jeff Wong, Canadian Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa

Other:

• Richard Benwell, Legal Counsel to IMP Group International, Halifax
• Edward de Zeeuw, Senior Telecommunications Analyst, Voice Mobility Inc., Halifax
• Guy Earle, LabView Tech, Avitech, NH
• Dan Falk Freelance science writer, Toronto (Globe & Mail, CBC, Quirks & Quarks)
• Darin Fraser, Actuarial analyst, Manitoba Public Insurance Corp.
• Andy George, Technologist, Dalhousie Physics
• Craig Hamm, Underwater Acoustician, Maritime Systems Division, Computing Devices of Canada, Ottawa
• Darrell Kays, Lieutenant (Navy), Combat Sysrtems Engineering Officer, Canadian Armed Forces
• Stephen Kelloway, Actuary, St. Johns, Newfoundland
• Simon Nickerson, IT Consultant, TAP Consultants, Vancouver
• Martin Riley, Entrepeneur - H & M Riley Consulting Ltd., Nova Scotia
• Brian Scott, Commercial pilot

Research:

• Greg Giffin, Research Scientist, Space Missions Group, MacDonald Dettwiler, B. C.
• Arthur McDonald, Professor of Physics, Queens University and Director of Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Project
• Ross McKinnon, Research Officer, specializing in battery electrodes and superconductors, National Research Council, Ottawa
• Jason Mueller-Neuhaus, Defence Scientist, Sonar Information Management Group, Defence Research Establishment Atlantic, Dartmouth, N. S.
• Bernard Poller, Operations Systems Engineer, Space Missions Group, MacDonald Dettwiler, B. C.
• Christopher Purcell, Defence Scientist, Defence Research Establishment Atlantic, Dartmouth, N. S.

Teaching:

• April Butler, High School Teacher, West Kings District High School, Annapolis Valley.
• Stephen Gosse, High School Teacher, Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax
• Ali Ibrahim, Physics Teacher, Dubai International School, United Arab Emirates
• Bill Pay, Physics Teacher, J L Ilsley High School, Halifax
• David Salloum, High School Physics/Mathematics Teacher, Halifax
• Heather Westlake, Physics Teacher, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

University:

• Robert Gauthier, Professor of Physics, Laurentian University
• Andy George, Technologist, Physics Department, Dalhousie University
• Derek Lawther, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Prince Edward Island
• Geoff Maksym, Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University
• Mark Richard, Technician, Physiology & Biophysics Department, Dalhousie University

For further information visit, write or call the Physics and Atmospheric Science Department:

Room 218, Sir James Dunn Science Building,
Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada, B3H-3J5
Telephone  (902) 494-2337
Fax        (902) 494-5191

Email: physics@dal.ca

For more information on Opportunities in Physics, see the Canadian Association of Physicists Careers in Physics web page. (This page includes details of physics opportunities in Canada and describes the careers of 3 Dalhousie Physics graduates.)

For more information on opportunities for women in physics, see Contributions of 20th century women to Physics.

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Last updated October 18, 2001