Here we have the future plans of our graduating group of physics majors:

Chris Crosher, who graduated with a double major in physics and computer science in December, has accepted a research assistantship in chemical and nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, where he participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program last summer.

Justin Flory will be putting off graduate school plans for a year or two while better deciding which field he would like to pursue. In the meantime he will continue working at TrueTime in Santa Rosa.

Michael Laufer, who will complete a double major in math and physics, plans to take some time off to ponder graduate school.

Linda Lindsley will be a graduate student in materials science at Arizona State University in the fall and will get a head start by beginning her research assistantship there in July. At the moment she hopes to turn self-assembling single-electron transistors into the focus of her doctoral work. She knows she will feel at home in the program at ASU because she participated in an REU program there in January.

Shawna Moyer is going to continue in the world of the gainfully employed for the time being. At some later point she admits to possibly reconsidering on the issue of graduate school.

Danny Paulson will remain at Sonoma State University to obtain his teaching credential. He intends to teach high school physics.

Sarah Silva will continue her work with Dr. Cominsky over the summer while searching for a long term job opening, hopefully in the optics/photonics industry. Should this not work out to her satisfaction, graduate school is forming the core of her backup plan.

Kevin Thomas is the second member of the graduating class who will remain at Sonoma State for farther education. He plans to obtain a master’s degree in English before continuing on the physics path. His ultimate goal is to secure a science writing position.

Zach Wiren has accepted a teaching assistantship in physics at Oregon State University, where he took part in an REU program last summer. He is remaining open-minded about future career and study paths so as not to close off possibly interesting avenues of travel. His current backup plan is to live out his life dream of owning a straw beach hut someplace desolate.