Dr. Jessica Thomas' Physics Careers Seminar Rescheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7

The Spring 2014 Physics Careers seminar series opens on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 with Dr. Jessica Thomas, Editor of physics.aps.org

Time:  2 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2014 (refreshments served at 1:30 p.m.)

Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory (Interaction Room)

Title:  A Career in Science Writing and Communication

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Thomas, Editor of physics.aps.org, American Physical Society

Abstract:  Working for science journals and magazines is a great way to stay in touch with the science community, but also pursue interests in writing, graphics and the media.  I will share my experiences working for both print and online magazines in the fields of science and technology. I will also describe how my training as a research physicist helped me in this career, and what new skills I had to learn.

Bio: Jessica Thomas received her PhD in physics from MIT in 2003 and worked as a post-doc and tenure-track scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. In 2006, she began a new career in science writing/communication. She has worked as an editor at Nature Nanotechnology and Physical Review Letters. She now runs Physics, an online news and commentary magazine about research in Physical Review Letters and the Physical Review.

You can see the rest of the Spring 2014 Physics Careers Seminar series here: http://physics.illinois.edu/events/seminars.asp?cal=4014