tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post6176341345757201310..comments2024-03-11T13:47:03.621-05:00Comments on Physics and Physicists: Wichita State University Physics Dept. On The Chopping BlockZapperZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861398273820851809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-9627044792710300752010-04-27T18:58:50.988-05:002010-04-27T18:58:50.988-05:00I was reading recently that many science fields we...I was reading recently that many science fields were producing PhD's at a greater rate than job creation for those fields. The result was typical of any over supply situation. Pay, available jobs, etc. were going down. I am curious if you believe that Physics suffers from this issue and whether or not it is responsible for some programs to make the decision to stop granting those degrees as a remedy.lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777506384937891606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-7704054036427032232010-04-27T18:26:58.976-05:002010-04-27T18:26:58.976-05:00How, I ask, will they attract any decent professor...How, I ask, will they attract any decent professors to come teach physics (needed for all science and engineering disciplines) when they won't even have a physics department? What kind of research support would they expect to get?<br /><br />And that would make WSU the only state university in Kansas without a physics major.<br /><br />What a terrible idea, WSU.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821987112206071203noreply@blogger.com