Working life
Profiles of physicists who once studied for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in physics, but whose career has now taken them away from a physics-based environment. However, here they talk about how their physics training has played a vital role in their careers. This section is especially useful if you are not sure about your career options.
A complete list of profiles is available here.
Once a physicist: Elspeth Drayson
The co-owner and administrator of Drayson Racing, a Le Mans Series motor-racing team
Once a physicist: Kathryn Jackson
The senior vice president and chief technology officer at Westinghouse Electric Company
Once a physicist: Subramaniam Ramadorai
The chief executive of Tata Consultancy Services
Once a physicist: Conrad C Lautenbacher Jr
Retired US Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C Lautenbacher Jr served as the administrator of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2001 to 2008
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