Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2019
Volume 64, Number 2
Monday–Friday, March 4–8, 2019; Boston, Massachusetts
Session L60: Launching a Successful Career as a PhysicistCareers Education Industry Invited Undergraduate
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Sponsoring Units: FED FGSA Chair: Chuhee Kwon, Cal State Univ- Long Beach Room: BCEC 258A |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:15AM - 11:51AM |
L60.00001: Launching a Successful Legal Career as a Physicist? Invited Speaker: Larissa Bifano Physics degree holders are highly employable in a variety of settings.. With a physics training, a potential hire has acquired a broad problem-solving skill set that translates to almost any environment, as well as an ability to be self-guided and -motivated so that they can learn the skills are needed to achieve. Patent law presents an interesting opportunity for physicists to apply their technical skills to the legal field. As a patent lawyer, you have the opportunity to work with researchers, innovators, start-ups, and large Fortune 500 companies to protect their ideas with patents, and potentially enforce those patents against competitors. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:51AM - 12:27PM |
L60.00002: Transitioning from Physical Science to Data Science Invited Speaker: Chris Ryan In the past decade, data science has emerged as an indispensable part of many engineering organizations at technology companies. Physical scientists have a great background for this kind of work, and this has been appreciated since this still-evolving role was originally defined. Expectations for the role have continued to clarify and can differ from company to company--from product feature experiments, focused analytics work, open-ended research projects, machine learning feature development, to all of the above and more. This talk will focus on how to efficiently overcome the possible hurdles faced when making this transition. I will talk about what to do and what to avoid when leveraging your research experiences, skills to know and learn, resume and interview tips, what to look for in job descriptions, what "data science" means at different kinds of companies, and other topics. I will also discuss examples of recent projects I have worked on as a data scientist at a healthcare startup. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 12:27PM - 1:03PM |
L60.00003: Why I Teach: High School Physics Teaching as a Career Invited Speaker: Aaron Osowieki What can you do with a degree in physics? You can teacher others about the joy in understanding the world around them. Teach students how to think critically and solve problems. Come to this session to learn why I became a physics teacher and you should to. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 1:03PM - 1:39PM |
L60.00004: What do physics students need for career success? Findings from the Phys21 report Invited Speaker: Laurie McNeil In October 2016 the Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs published a report, Phys21: Preparing Physics Students for 21st-Century Careers. Based on information supplied by employers of physics graduates in the private sector and in government laboratories as well as in academia, the report summarizes the knowledge and skills that physicists need to succeed in a wide range of contemporary careers. In this presentation I will discuss those findings as well as ways in which students can prepare themselves for successful careers and how physics departments can help. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 1:39PM - 2:15PM |
L60.00005: The Value of Curiosity Invited Speaker: Joseph Day As physicists we are all driven by a deep curiosity to better understand the world. In this talk I'll share how curiosity has taken me on a journey from a public high school in Los Angeles, to a particle physics PhD, Stanford, the Ivy League, and the worlds biggest hedge fund. |
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