I'm curious as to the primary fields of interest of some of our students and practicing scientists. So if you will, choose the option that best fits your major or specialty as a researcher. I've tried to be fairly comprehensive, but I realize that there might be a few more options in the life, social, and earth sciences as those are really what I know about.

Process and Chemical Engineering. entering my third year of a five year course this semester.

Oh, blast, forgot engineering.

meh, chemistry would fit as well kind off.

My degree is MPhys Quantum Science and Lasers, so it's basically physics, my project is Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy of thin films (some spintronics), I've also done research in visible domain meta-materials, optical bio-photonics, looking at 3d photonic crystals in animals, and a week on Monday, some more spintronics, magnetism and lasers stuff...

Environmental biology, still have a way to go, mainly from bouncing around. To be honest I started in computer science, went to chemistry, then thought about biochem, then simply ended up where I am at now. I think its safe to say its where I will stay. I have no idea about education past the B.S level, there is a microbio program and a wildlife bio program I have spent about twenty minutes looking at, but such is to far off for any real thought.

Bah, I forgot embryology too. And computer science. Environmental Biology can go into ecology, though, can't it?

Bah, I forgot embryology too. And computer science. Environmental Biology can go into ecology, though, can't it?

 

I don’t see why not on the environmental biology tip. I don’t even know why its called that save I think its because I have to take more environmental science classes along with for some reason I am yet to fully understand a good chunk of geology., speaking of geology…

I'm a biochem undergrad major. But, my research is micro/ molecular genetics. I prefer studying the latter, but my school doesn't have an undergrad program for it

Bah, genetics. There are just too many fields of research.

Medicine didn't make the list

Blast! I'm hopeless.

If you had chosen your user name to be Rutherford, the poll could have been much simpler.

If you had chosen your user name to be Rutherford, the poll could have been much simpler.

 

Haha

I'm kind of a mix - most of my work experience is in genetics, but I'm going to grad school for behavioral ecology. That's why I like to rant about "humans as social creatures!!"

I like to take a physicalist approach and say most biology is actually chemistry. With that being said, I suppose a specialization in organic chemistry would be a key concern.

I like to take a physicalist approach and say most biology is actually chemistry. With that being said, I suppose a specialization in organic chemistry would be a key concern.

 

Define "most".

Chemistry all the way!

I suppose I'm an A Level biologist as well, but that doesn't count...

well. mine would be entomology. but i'm not in University yet so no decree on that...

but i do have a nice collection of orthoptera

well. mine would be entomology. but i'm not in University yet so no decree on that...

but i do have a nice collection of orthoptera

 

Oh, come now, you could call that zoology. Work with me here a little.

 

Thank you moderators for adding things.

 

And just to make sure Anthropology doesn't get left completely by the curb, I'm going to put that. I've taken one college course it in... I know my dowries from my bride prices and my Proconsul from my Palaeopropithecus. I like to think I'm freshman caliber at least.

well i would not say that zoology is mine because i actually am interested in bugs only . sorry to say but for example i dont know a thing about mammals (well not more than anyone else) and i thought that zoology is to wide term for me. i hope i did not hurt anyone

I study physics as my course, though I do like to dabble in a little mathematics recreationally. It's also quite beneficial to do this.

High energy physics, mostly phenomenology, some theory. Building heterotic string models that reseble the real world. Trying not to piss my advisor off.

I do postgenomics stuff (proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics) for the most part. Also gearing towards biophysical methods a bit.

Physics, though my degree is part time, so my knowledge can be cursory at times (cramming in some subjects, so having to recap quite a lot) but this is my main field of interest.