“Be a Shark!” is advice that is given by Professor Matthew Wright. In addition to numerous jobs in higher education, Professor Wright also has exciting outside experiences which have informed his message for students.
In 2025, Dr. Wright published a book for high school and early college students called:
M. J. Wright. Be A Shark: The Secret Sauce to Winning in Life after High School (2025). ISBN: 979-8218727420
He is willing to speak to your school, department, or students on a number of topics including:
Be a Shark: Careers, Networking (College Students)
Be a Shark: The Secret Sauce to Winning in Life after High School (HS Students, Parents)
Sustaining Colleges and Universities through Community
Other (Physics, Atomic Physics, Motivation)
Reach to MWright@adelphi.edu to set an event up.
Upcoming Events:
August 23 – The Secert Sauce for College – Adelphi Matriculation Day
October 10, 2026 – Be A Shark at S-STEM Meeting – https://cosmicpathways.org/2026/06/15/be-a-shark-workshop-selected-for-the-aaas-s-stem-meeting/
October 17, 2026 – Cosmic Pathways Chicago – https://cosmicpathways.org/cosmic-pathways-chicago/
November 7, 2026 – Cosmic Pathways II – https://cosmicpathways.org/cp2026/
Fall 2026 – Breakwater Books, Guilford CT – Be a Shark: The Secret Sauce to Winning in Life after High School website
Past Events:
June 10 – The Physics of the Martian – Website
April 29th – Cathedral of the Incarnation -Rebuilding American Third Spaces at the Church, at the College, and in the Community – Website
May 5 – Cathedral of the Incarnation – Understanding the Magnitude of the Climate Crisis – Website
April 18 – Rochester Symposium for Physics Students – Website
March 25 – Old Westbury Physics Department – Quantum Beating During Spontaneous Emission – Website
March 17 – PhysTEC Panelist – APS Global Summit – https://phystec.org/events/2026-summit/ – website
March 2 – CAS Salon – Sustaining Colleges and Universities through Community. Adelphi University Nexus 159 – Website
Alfred University – Febuary 2026 – website
Adelphi University – Thorlabs BNL Adelphi STEM Party – Website
Watertown Library, Watertown CT – Be a Shark: The Secret Sauce to Winning in Life after High School website article
Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Congress, Denver CO – Be a Shark: Careers, Networking Conference Link
Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Congress, Denver CO – Be a Shark: Careers, Networking Conference Link