Sonoma State University
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Our Graduates

Sonoma State University’s first physics graduate received her degree in 1967. Today SSU has 396 physics graduates. The Department of Physics and Astronomy takes deep pride in its alumni and is pleased that so many have kept in touch.

See What Our Graduates Are Doing

Our graduates work in many fields:

chart of grads by field

  Our graduates hold a variety of positions:

chart of grads by position

Commencement Photos
One of our traditions is a picture of the physics students taking part in Commencement ceremonies each year. Some of these are now available here ("f" means with faculty):

1971 1986 1987 1988 1989   1991
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
          1990f 1991f


1995f 1996f 1997f

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1998f 1999f 2000f 2001f 2002f 2003f 2004f 2005f 2006f 2007f 2008f

Graduates receive the Department’s annual newsletter and, if they wish, announcements of the What Physicists Do public lecture series and of Public Viewing Nights at the SSU Observatory. If you are one of our graduates with whom we have lost contact, please send updates, especially information as to how we may contact you.

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Graduates’ achievements and links
How to send updates if you’re a graduate
Some comments from some of our graduates
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Please send comments, additions, and corrections (or better pictures) to
joe.tenn@sonoma.edu

JST
2008-05-30