Physics and Astronomy

Alumni Spotlight

Ron Armale

Ron graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1985 and 1988 with a B.S. in Physics. He is currently the Department Chair of the Physical Science Department at Cypress College.  Activities and...

Sara Margala

After graduation, I accepted a position as an Optical Engineer with Northrop Grumman where I work on the design, testing, and analysis of a variety of different optical systems and devices. I found...

Josh Zeeman

After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona in 2012 with my B.S. in Physics I went on to receive my teaching credential a year later. I am now teaching Physics and Earth Science at a local high school....

Vincent Kong

Vincent Kong is currently the Systems Director of Battle Management, Command and Control at the Aerospace Corporation. In this role, Vincent supports the the government (Air Force) acquisition of...

Steven Guertin

Steven Guertin graduated from Cal Poly Pomona Physics Department in 1998. He is currently a Radiation Engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.  Steven Guertin'apos;s LinkedIn Page Updated...

Jonathan Hooker

After my graduation from CPP in 2012, I found a job at UCSD in a MRI liver imaging research lab (called the Liver Imaging Group, or LIG). My interest in MRI was kindled by Dr. Mireles’...

Jonathan Reyles

From the moment I set foot on campus, working at a research lab and internships were strongly encouraged. The research skills and lab experience I got out of Cal Poly Pomona were directly...

Jeannie Anderson

“In 2003, after 6 years of study, I became the first person in my family to graduate from college. I quit my job as a waitress to start graduate...