Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2014
Volume 59, Number 5
Saturday–Tuesday, April 5–8, 2014; Savannah, Georgia
Session E4: Invited Session: Panel Discussion on Career Opportunities for Physicists |
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Sponsoring Units: FGSA Chair: Brock Russell, University of Maryland Room: Chatham Ballroom C |
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:30PM - 3:45PM |
E4.00001: Physics and Hard Disk Drives--A Career in Industry Invited Speaker: Steven Lambert I will participate in a panel discussion about ``Career Opportunities for Physicists.'' I enjoyed 27 years doing technology development and product support in the hard disk drive business. My PhD in low temperature physics was excellent training for this career since I learned how to work in a lab, analyze data, write and present technical information, and define experiments that got to the heart of a problem. An academic position did not appeal to me because I had no passion to pursue a particular topic in basic physics. My work in industry provided an unending stream of challenging problems to solve, and it was a rich and rewarding experience. I'm now employed by the APS to focus on our interactions with physicists in industry. I welcome the chance to share my industrial experience with students, post-docs, and others who are making decisions about their career path. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 5, 2014 3:45PM - 5:18PM |
E4.00002: Panel Discussion Steven Lambert, Meghan Anzelc, Brad Conrad, Katherine Harkay, Rafael Lang Please join us for an informative discussion about the many career paths available to those with a physics degree. Our panelists come from a wide variety of backgrounds and represent a diversity of employment sectors; through the discussion, we will explore academic and non-academic career paths, tips on building your network, searching for and applying to jobs, and how to navigate the negotiation process. Panelists will include: Steven Lambert, Industrial Physics Fellow, American Physical Society; Meghan Anzelc, Director of Predictive Modeling at CNA Insurance; Kathy Harkay, Physicist at Argonne National Laboratory; Brad Conrad, Asst. Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University; and Rafael Lang, Purdue University. [Preview Abstract] |
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