Physics
in the 
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Information about Careers Using Physics

Society of Physics Students

Institute of Physics (British)

ISU Physics Teacher Education Program

Career Information

Overview: Jobs in Physics, Astronomy, and Other Fields

Information about careers with NASA (aerospace)

American Association of Physics Teachers

American Institute of Physics

American Physical Society

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Women and Minorities in Physics

Diversity in Physics by the Institute of Physics (British web sites) online at http://diversity.iop.org/links/

Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 1996 online at http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf96311/start.htm

AAS. 2002. American Astronomical Society. Committee on Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA) online at http://www.aas.org/~cswa/

Archives of CSWA's biannual publication STATUS online at http://www.aas.org/~cswa/pubs.html. "STATUS consists of originaland reprinted articles on topics relating to women in astronomy, in science and/or in society."

AAUW 1992. How Schools Shortchange Girls, American Association of University Women.Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA and AAUW Educational Foundation, Washington, DC; executive summary online at http://www.aauw.org/2000/hssg.html. [Also available in paperback as How Schools Shortchange Girls: The AAUW Report: A Study of Major Findings on Girls and Education. Marlowe & Co.] But see the dissent by psychologist Judith Kleinfeld (1998).

ACM. 2002. Committee on Women in Computing; online at http://www.acm.org/women/.

ADA Project. 2002; online at http://tap.mills.edu/ The Ada Project (TAP) is a clearinghouse for information and resources related to women in computing. See also Women in Science and Engineering – References by TAP; online at http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/sci-women-refs.html.

AIP. 2002. American Institute of Physics. Data On Women In Physics; online at http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/wmtrends.htm .

Major Illinois Universities with Physics Programs

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Major Illinois Universities with Physics Teacher Education Programs

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Major Illinois Universities with Engineering Programs

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Major Illinois Universities with Astronomy Programs

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