Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2020
Volume 65, Number 2
Saturday–Tuesday, April 18–21, 2020; Washington D.C.
Session B08: A Sampling of Career Paths Available for Early-Career ScientistsCareers Invited Live Undergrad Friendly
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Sponsoring Units: FECS Chair: Kevin Ludwick, LaGrange College Room: Roosevelt 3 |
Saturday, April 18, 2020 10:45AM - 11:21AM Live |
B08.00001: Career Path for Physicists. Invited Speaker: Rama Balasubramanian A degree in physics not only offers excellent problem solving and analytical skills, but also offers versatility in transferring those skills to a variety of other fields such as engineering, technology, data analytics, finance, education, military, medicine, business, and law. With a median annual wage for physicists over 120,000 USD in 2018, the bureau of labor and statistics projects that the overall employment of physicists to grow at 9 percent between 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations. In this presentation a variety of career opportunities in industry, research and development, and academia will be discussed with an emphasis on how the skills acquired as a physicist can be effectively applied in a variety of career fields. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, April 18, 2020 11:21AM - 11:57AM Live |
B08.00002: Changing from academia to a contracting employment Invited Speaker: Daniel Berdichevsky |
Saturday, April 18, 2020 11:57AM - 12:33PM Live |
B08.00003: Researching Innovation: a Transition to Science and Technology Policy Research Invited Speaker: Ajinkya Kamat |
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