Where does Computer Science background students fit in Theoretical Physics I am basically an Electronics student - background in computer science (that's where I want to work). I applied for an internship in USA in a research institute where the group is focused in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Chemical Physics, Physical Chemistry, Materials Science.
I mentioned my areas of interests as: Computational Science, Machine Learning, Web development
My skills as: Python, C, Django, Java, etc.. 
I got selected. Now, I would like to know where could possibly a CS background guy would actually work on? 
I am looking for a detailed answer
 A: Condensed matter physicists could always use some simulations, I'm sure. There's plenty of stuff where insight could be gained with a well run simulation. Depending on the place you're working at, you could have access to a supercomputer facility. The language people use for simulations vary, from Fortran, C, Python, Matlab, Mathematica... Basically depends on the background and convention of the place you're working in.
Coming from a CS background will be helpful, since physicist tend not to worry about the coding too much. "As long as it works" is the general attitude. If you can understand the physics, the computation should be much easier for you!
A: This is a forum usually dedicated to talking about physics concepts and questions to seek understanding, but this seems pretty important.
First off, congratulations! 
Physicists and Chemists and Material Scientists can ALWAYS use someone with good computer skills. You would probably be using programs like Mathematica quite often to numerically and analytically solve problems along with making plots and complex 3D diagrams. You would probably be tasked with running simulations to test theories and concepts. You will also probably work either exclusively on windows or Mac OS. 
I work in a similar institute; hope this helps! 
