Seda Peacher '26
If you are interested in anything (a class, an internship, a research opportunity), don't be afraid to reach out and ask! Bryn Mawr is what you make of it, and everyone from peers to professors to alumnae is excited to help.
If you are interested in anything (a class, an internship, a research opportunity), don't be afraid to reach out and ask! Bryn Mawr is what you make of it, and everyone from peers to professors to alumnae is excited to help.
Major: Physics
Degree: A.B./M.A. (combined bachelor's and master's)
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona
Future Plans: I am going to be a researcher at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in their Discovery Program!
How did Bryn Mawr prepare you for your next step?
Bryn Mawr provided me with the opportunity to conduct research and participate in hands-on in-class learning starting in the first semester of my first year. My professors and recommenders helped me find and secure great internships every summer and make interesting connections, which helped me land my dream job! I am entering the workforce confident that I have applicable skills and that I am able to learn any new things that are thrown my way.
What are you most excited about as you leave Bryn Mawr?
I am so excited to be able to continue doing what I found out I love through Bryn Mawr! I have loved my research in the Radja Lab and am very excited to continue in a different field.
What will you miss most about Bryn Mawr?
I will miss the traditions and the Physics department. The traditions are so unique and create the most wonderful sense of community that will be hard to replicate anywhere else. The Physics department is so supportive and truly lifts up and encourages their majors like no other.
Any advice for incoming students?:
If you are interested in anything (a class, an internship, a research opportunity), don't be afraid to reach out and ask! I started research my first year by cold emailing the professor I wanted to work with. Before my first interview for this job, I reached out to a professor, who connected me to an alum, who connected me to someone in my program, and I was able to get an inside look into the program in preparation! Bryn Mawr is what you make of it, and everyone from peers to professors to alumnae is excited to help.
Studying Physics at Bryn Mawr
The Physics major incorporates a wide variety of subject areas, which, while broad, constitute a core physics curriculum. Every faculty member teaches many topics at many levels, and tenured and tenure-track faculty members also run robust and engaging research programs, which give our majors the opportunity to gain valuable laboratory and social skills for navigating potential future careers in science, particularly one that is heavily underrepresented by women.