Physicists At Work

物理学(13)在1993-2000年间，每年授予物理学学士学位的人数下降到Sputnik之前的水平，并保持在那里。造成这一下降的一个原因是，学生们普遍认为物理学家没有工作。虽然这种信念可以理解，但它不是真的。这个项目旨在让学生了解物理学家所追求的广泛的工作和不同的职业。根据1999-2000和2000-2001学年的经验，我们将在20个物理系创建并实施一门示范课程。示范课程的一个主要特点是让追求非学术职业的物理校友与当代物理专业的学生面对面，这样他们就可以直接从工作场所的物理学家那里了解物理学家是做什么的，他们的职业是如何发展的，以及他们的物理专业是如何为他们的职业生活做好准备的。为了支持示范课程，正在编写两本书，《为物理学家工作做准备》和《物理学家在工作中》。根据每个参与机构的学生和教职员工提供的反馈，美国物理研究所(AIP)正在(1)制定一份启动和实施示范课程的指南，(2)根据学生和教职员工的意见修订这两本书。该指南和这两本书的副本，为物理学家的工作做好准备，以及物理学家在工作中的准备，将由AIP分发给美国的每个物理系。该项目将由AIP统计司进行评估。

Physics (13) Over the period 1993-2000, the number of physics baccalaureates granted annually declined to pre-Sputnik levels and there it remains. A contributing reason for the decline is prompted by a common student belief that there are no jobs for physicists. While this belief can be understood, it is untrue. This project is designed to inform students about the wide range of jobs and diverse careers pursued by physicists. Based on experiences during the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 academic years, we shall create and implement a model course in 20 departments of physics. A central feature of the model course will be to bring physics alumni pursuing non-academic careers face-to-face with contemporary physics students so that they can learn directly from physicists in the workplace about what physicists do, how their careers evolved, and how their major in physics prepared them for their professional life. To support the model course, two books, Preparing Physicists For Work and Physicists At Work, are being written. From the feedback supplied by students and faculty at each participating institution, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) is (1) developing a Guide for initiating and implementing the model course and (2) revising the two books in accord with the student and faculty comments. The Guide and copies of the two books, Preparing Physicists For Work and Physicists At Work, will be disseminated by AIP to every physics department in the United States. The project will be evaluated by the Statistics Division of AIP.