Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Annual Meeting of the APS Four Corners Section
Volume 60, Number 11
Friday–Saturday, October 16–17, 2015; Tempe, Arizona
Session K10: Entrepreneurship and Industrial Physics |
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Chair: Nicole Herbots, Arizona State University Room: PSF123 |
Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:12PM - 1:36PM |
K10.00001: Where Are The Invited Speaker: Ken Polasko At some point in your formal education you will ask yourself the important question where will I find a job and maybe even more importantly you will ask what are my job options. The US Labor Department estimates that the majority of employees will spend less than 4 years at an employer before leaving. At one time a recent college graduate could anticipate working for one company for 30-40 years before retiring. This is no longer the standard. Not only will new graduates change jobs more frequently but at the current rate over 75% of the current S&P 500 companies will be replaced by 2027 . Many large companies are moving from a “big” R & “big” D model to a “little” r & “big” D model. The “little” r & “big” D model is providing new employment opportunities for startups developing and providing next generation technology. The US economy is being increasingly driven by entrepreneurial activities i.e. startups and young companies. So a question that is relevant for today’s student is am I prepared for this rapidly changing economy. This talk will focus on entrepreneurism, how it is impacting the US job market and potentially your future job options. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:36PM - 1:48PM |
K10.00002: ~Characterization of Backwash Filtration Membranes Mark Hall Backwash filtration systems are used to minimize filter maintenance but are only commercially available for filtering particles 50um and above. An experimental apparatus is set forth to characterize a membrane in a backwash filtration system for particles as small as 1um. By monitoring pressure, flow, and particle size data, we compare the performance of membranes by taking into consideration the open area of the membrane, flow per unit pressure, durability, and log removal of particles over thousands of cycles. Preliminary results have been obtained. Based on these results, future studies will focus on different materials and geometries of membranes. Finding a successful material/geometric combination would result in reducing the cost and waste of the current disposable solutions. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:48PM - 2:00PM |
K10.00003: Comparing Experimental Apples and Oranges with Quantile-Quantile Plots Allen Andersen, JR Dennison An important question often encountered in experimental physics is, are two observables related or not? Quantile-quantile (q-q) analysis compares the cumulative distributions of two observations (or one set of observations and a theoretical curve) in a way that is both visually apparent and statistically quantifiable. If the two observables follow the same distribution, the q-q plot will be linear; if they are identical the plot will have unity slope. Deviations from a linear q-q plot indicate that the two observables do not follow the same distribution. We show that the q-q analysis method is applicable to a wide range of scenarios in experimental physics. As an example, we present a case study of a series of voltage step-up to dielectric breakdown tests with two observables---non-shorting pre-arcs and critical electrostatic discharge (ESD) breakdowns. In each test many pre-arcs are observed, but only one ESD. Initially it was unclear whether or not the field distributions of these two observations were related. Q-q analysis found an extremely significant correlation between pre-arcs and ESD events. Establishing the more copious pre-arcs as an indication of ESD behavior has the potential to greatly accelerate material characterization test times and facilitate selection from numerous candidate materials for applications. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, October 17, 2015 2:00PM - 2:12PM |
K10.00004: Commercial Impact and the Academic Lab Stuart Lindsay My lab at ASU has generated two start-up companies and partnered with major pharmaceutical companies. These ventures were not the result of coherent effort on my part, but rather skills that were acquired through trial and (much) error. I will lay out some of the key issues in developing business activity based on academic research. These include: (a) An appreciation of what constitutes a good patent and a grasp of patent law. (b) Finding good business partners. (c) Understanding the difference between what excites fellow academics and what business customers need. (d) The need for full disclosure and management of conflict of interest. [Preview Abstract] |
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