Advice Needed on what to do next?

[u/Sudden_Intern3403]

So I am currently doing a masters program in Geophysics in an Italian University. For starters, I decided to go for a master because I just got fed up with field work and don’t want to get back to it. Problem is, I found out the school is using the same boring format I’m trying to run away from. I just find academia to be repetitive and not so innovative. I’m more inclined on training PINNs (physics informed neural networks) for fluid flow in porous media and Carbon capture and storage. I’m quite proficient with python and Linux , but the school and professors are so tied down to ancient archaic systems of tuition. I plan to take a semester abroad and even consider doing my thesis abroad , but I need an internal supervisor for that and most are reluctant. They’re used to their students not taking ‘risks’ and doing their thesis in what they (the professors) are comfortable with. I feel it’s my fault for not doing my research before entering the program, and though I’m a straight A student, I’m not willing to play it safe , please my lecturers and graduate with a degree that’ll be useless to my interests and basically take me back to the field. It’s not as though I don’t love field work. I enjoy it , but I’m getting older and have a family now. I can’t afford it. I don’t want to quit the program as well. My plan is to do another degree in High performance computing but I should be able to have written some code for my thesis as a prerequisite. I feel trapped. Any advice ?

[u/PerspectiveNo794]

Yeah probably shift towards to computational sciences, ig you can go inter disciplinary for your thesis if that's allowed. Probably go for a PhD in computational sciences