William & Mary Physics · Since 2021

See your future in physics & engineering.

MCP pairs William & Mary students one-to-one with mentors working at NASA Langley, Jefferson Lab, Micron and more organizations. Real people, honest career conversations, and a community that has your back.

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Mentors
44
Organizations
31
Students supported
120+
Founded
2021

01 How it works

Three things you get from MCP.

More about the program

  1. A mentor of your own

    You are matched one-to-one with a working physicist or engineer for practical, personal conversations about the choices in front of you.

  2. A map of real careers

    Mentors show what a physics degree turns into: actual roles at national labs, companies, agencies and universities.

  3. A community behind you

    Kickoffs, workshops and site visits bring students and mentors together all year, so nobody works it out alone.

You can’t be what you can’t see.
A physics student, to Professor Ran Yang, 2021 That conversation became MCP: a way for students to meet the people already doing the work. Read the story

02 Mentors

Meet the women widening what a physics future can look like.

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03 Where mentors work

Industry, national labs, government and academia.

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04Video

Watch MCP in motion.

The newest MCP program video introduces the 2025-2026 year and shares the people, purpose, and community behind Mentoring for Careers in Physics.

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05 News

The latest from MCP.

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March 24, 2026 You Belong Here: Mentorship Program Empowers Female Physics Students When a talented young physics student walked into Professor Ran Yang's office in 2021 and wondered whether she belonged in the field, the moment lingered. "She said, 'I love this,... Read the article

06 Friends and supporters

The people helping MCP grow.

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Society of 1918

An early champion of MCP that invests in women through philanthropy, leadership, and community-building across William & Mary.

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Department of Physics

MCP was built in the William & Mary physics community, where students find faculty support, research context, and a strong home base.

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School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics

CDSP expands interdisciplinary STEM opportunity at W&M and strengthens the broader network around MCP students, mentors, and alumni.

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Get involved

Find your way in.

For students

Get matched with a mentor.

Tell us what you are curious about. We pair you one-to-one with someone who has been there.

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For professionals

Become a mentor.

Share what you wish you had known. Mentors come from industry, national labs, government and academia.

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For supporters

Give to MCP.

Gifts sustain mentoring matches, events and student opportunities, and keep the program growing.

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