Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2020
Volume 65, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 2–6, 2020; Denver, Colorado
Session F28: Seeing Your Career In a New Light
8:00 AM–11:00 AM,
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Room: 405-407
Sponsoring
Units:
FIAP FECS
Chair: Benjamin Ueland, Ames Lab
Abstract: F28.00005 : Trailblazing an Industrial Physics Career: Three Case Studies on Getting Hired Outside Your Subfield
Presenter:
Matthew Thompson
(BAE Systems)
Author:
Matthew Thompson
(BAE Systems)
sector. That is great news but making the transition can seem daunting when you are wrapping up your
academic research on a hyper-specific topic in a narrow specialty. In this talk, I will recount how I
switched subfields three times since leaving graduate school along with the lessons I learned about
succeeding in the job market along the way. Moving between areas as diverse as particle accelerator
physics, magnetic confinement fusion, and aerospace has been a fascinating journey I look forward to
sharing.
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