Physics Careers Seminar Archive

Illinois Physics Careers Seminar Archive

Supported with generous funding from alumnus Dr. Lonnie Edelheit

 

Spring 2024

January 23, 2024
Title: Using Physics Tools to Cure Diseases
Speakers: Dr. Swagatam Mukhopadhyay and Dr. David Pekker, Creyon Bio
Video: Using Physics Tools to Cure Diseases
Location: 464 Loomis

April 4, 2024
Title: Emergency Phase, Mechanically Induced, Particle Resuspension and Resuspension Stabilization
Speaker: Dr. Nico Daiyega, Argonne National Laboratory
Presentation Slides: Emergency Phase, Mechanically Induced, Particle Resuspension and Resuspension Stabilization
Video: Emergency Phase, Mechanically Induced, Particle Resuspension and Resuspension Stabilization
Location: 204 Loomis

April 18, 2024
Title: A Career Path in Industrial R&D: Manufacturing Research and Engineering
Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Grace, Principal Engineer, IDEX Health & Science
Video: A Career Path in Industrial R&D: Manufacturing Research and Engineering
Location: 204 Loomis

June 20, 2024
Title: Physics Careers Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Man-Hong Wong, Hardware Development Engineer, Apple
Location: 276 Loomis

Fall 2023

September 29, 2023
Title: From Demons to Trapped-ion Qubits
Speaker: Dr. Ali Husain, Physicist, Quantinuum
Video: From Demons to Trapped-ion Qubits
Location: 204 Loomis

October 27, 2023
Title: On Allowing Yourself to Wander
Speaker: Dr. Luis de Jesus Astacio, Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Presentation Slides: On Allowing Yourself to Wander
Video: On Allowing Yourself to Wander
Location: 222/276 Loomis

November 16, 2023
Title: Exceptional Service: Careers at Sandia National Laboratories
Speakers: Dr. Laura Biedermann and Dr. Shannon Murray, Sandia National Laboratories
Presentation Slides: Exceptional Service: Careers at Sandia National Laboratories
Location: 204 Loomis

Spring 2023

January 19, 2023
Title: Quantum (& Space) Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Video: Quantum (& Space) Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Speaker: Dr. Kristina Meier, Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Location: 276 Loomis

January 31, 2023
Title: Physics Career Opportunities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Video: Physics Career Opportunities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Speaker: Dr. Philip Powell, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Location: 276 Loomis

March 24, 2023
Title: Career Paths of Physics Degree Holders
Presentation Slides: Career Paths of Physics Degree Holders
Video: Career Paths of Physics Degree Holders
Speaker: Dr. Brendan Kiburg, Scientist, Fermilab
Location: 222 Loomis

April 7, 2023
Title: Applications Science at Schrödinger, Inc.
Presentation Slides: Applications Science at Schrödinger, Inc.
Video: Applications Science at Schrödinger, Inc.
Speaker: Dr. Rezvan Shahoei, Senior Scientist, Applications Science at Schrodinger, Inc.
Location: 276 Loomis

April 13, 2023
Title: Research Activities at the Ion Trap Quantum Computing Group at ETH-PSI QC Hub
Video: Research Activities at the Ion Trap Quantum Computing Group at ETH-PSI QC Hub
Speaker: Dr. Jackson Ang'ong'a, Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich
Location: 276 Loomis

April 21, 2023
Title: Searching for a Tenure-Track Position in Experimental Condensed Matter
Presentation Slides: Searching for a Tenure-Track Position in Experimental Condensed Matter
Speaker: Dr. Yulia Maximenko, Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Location: 276 Loomis

Fall 2022

September 2, 2022
Title: How to Succeed in (Quantum) Business Without Really Trying
Video: How to Succeed in (Quantum) Business Without Really Trying
Speaker: Dr. Will Morong, Postdoctoral Fellow, Joint Quantum Institute, College Park, Maryland
Location: 222 Loomis

September 26, 2022
Title: Introduction to a Career as a Therapeutic Medical Physicist
Presentation Slides: Introduction to a Career as a Therapeutic Medical Physicist
Video: Introduction to a Career as a Therapeutic Medical Physicist
Speaker: Dr. Yanjing Li, Medical Physicist, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Location: 276 Loomis

October 21, 2022
Title: Why Tech Companies Actually Value Your Physics PhD
Presentation Slides: Why Tech Companies Actually Value Your Physics PhD
Video: Why Tech Companies Actually Value Your Physics PhD
Speaker: Dr. Souvik Dutta, Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Veritas Technologies
Location: 222 Loomis

November 10, 2022
Title: From Majoranas to Manufacturing
Presentation Slides: From Majoranas to Manufacturing
Video: From Majoranas to Manufacturing
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Damasco, Thin Films Module Engineer, Intel Corp.
Location: 276 Loomis

Spring 2022

February 3, 2022
Title: Opportunities at Cisco Quantum Research
Video: Opportunities at Cisco Quantum Research
Speaker: Dr. Hassan Shapourian, Quantum Scientist, Cisco Quantum Research
Location: Virtual Event

February 11, 2022
Title: Exceptional Service: Careers at Sandia National Laboratories
Speakers: Drs. Laura Biedermann and Shannon Murray, Sandia National Laboratories
Location: 276 Loomis Laboratory

April 22, 2022
Title: A Funny Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Future
Speaker: Dr. Onyema Osuagwu, Assistant Director for a Cybersecurity Assurance and Policy Center and Associate Professor, Morgan State University
Location: Rm. 464 Loomis

April 29, 2022
Title: Job Opportunities in the Logic Technology Group at Intel Corp.
Speaker: Dr. Santosh Tripathi, Data Scientist, Intel Corp.
Location: Virtual Event

May 19, 2022
Title: Teaching and Mentoring at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
Speaker: Dr. Jia Gloria Lee, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow, University of San Diego
Location: 276 Loomis

Fall 2021

September 9, 2021
Title: From Quantum Info to Robotics (Software) Engineering
Video: From Quantum Info to Robotics (Software) Engineering
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Victora, Software Engineer, RightHand Robotics, Inc.
Location: Virtual Event

September 16, 2021
Title: Operations Research and Machine Learning
Presentation Slides: Operations Research and Machine Learning
Video: Operations Research and Machine Learning
Speaker: Dr. Srinidhi Ramamurthy, Chief Data Officer, Uplift Inc.
Location: 276 Loomis Laboratory

September 23, 2021
Title: Industrial Research at General Motors Research & Development
Video: Industrial Research at General Motors Research & Development
Speaker: Dr. Erik Huemiller, Researcher, General Motors Research & Development
Location: Virtual Event

October 22, 2021
Title: Influencing Science Policy via the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship
Speaker: Dr. Brianne Gutmann, AAAS Fellow, National Science Foundation
Location: 222 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2021

February 18, 2021
Title: Laying Off Jargon: Pop Science Writing and Teaching High School
Presentation Slides: Laying Off Jargon: Pop Science Writing and Teaching High School
Video: Laying Off Jargon: Pop Science Writing and Teaching High School
Speaker: Dr. Karmella Padavic-Callaghan, Science Writer and Teacher, Bard High School Early College Manhattan
Location: Virtual Event

February 25, 2021
Title: Space Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Presentation Slides: Space Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Video: Space Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Holmes Sandoval, Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Location: Virtual Event

April 1, 2021
Title: Working at a Quantum Computing Start-up
Video: Working at a Quantum Computing Start-up
Speaker: Dr. Angela Chen, Quantum Engineer, Rigetti Computing
Location: Virtual Event

April 8, 2021
Title: A Postdoc in Academia and Future Prospects
Presentation Slides: A Postdoc in Academia and Future Prospects
Video: A Postdoc in Academia and Future Prospects
Speaker: Dr. Yulia Maximenko, Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Location: Virtual Event

May 6, 2021
Title: From Atoms to Qubits: My Career Journey from Illinois to IBM
Speaker: Dr. David McKay, Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Location: Virtual Event

Fall 2020

September 4, 2020
Title: An Honest Look at Startup Life in Silicon Valley
Presentation Slides: An Honest Look at Startup Life in Silicon Valley
Video: An Honest Look at Startup Life in Silicon Valley
Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Sheikh, Deep Learning Researcher, Standard Cognition
Location: Virtual Event

September 25, 2020
Title: A Career in Medicine
Video: A Career in Medicine
Speaker: Dr. Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD, New Mexico Cancer Center
Location: Virtual Event

October 9, 2020
Title: "What's the decision here?": High Stakes Data Analysis in the Semiconductor Industry
Video: "What's the decision here?": High Stakes Data Analysis in the Semiconductor Industry
Speaker: Dr. David Hamilton, Low Yield Analysis Engineer, Intel Corporation
Location: Virtual Event

October 23, 2020
Title: Wearing Many Different Hats: Working as a Lab Associate at a Liberal Arts College
Video: Wearing Many Different Hats: Working as a Lab Associate at a Liberal Arts College
Speaker: Dr. Mindy Rak, Physics and Engineering Lab Supervisor, Wheaton College
Location: Virtual Event

November 6, 2020
Title: Experiences from a Postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory
Video: Experiences from a Postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory
Speaker: Dr. Ian Mondragon, Postdoctoral Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory
Location: Virtual Event

December 4, 2020
Title: Navigating the Job Market as a Physics or STEM Degree Holder (in the Era of COVID)
Presentation Slides: Navigating the Job Market as a Physics or STEM Degree Holder (in the Era of COVID)
Video: Navigating the Job Market as a Physics or STEM Degree Holder (in the Era of COVID)
Speaker: Dr. Wennie Wang, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago
Location: Virtual Event

Spring 2020

January 23, 2020
Title: Job Opportunities at Intel
Speaker: Melinda Murdock and Panel of Intel Recruiters, Intel Corp.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

January 27, 2020
Title: The Teacher-Scholar: Being a Professor at a Liberal Arts College
Presentation Slides: The Teacher-Scholar: Being a Professor at a Liberal Arts College
Speaker: Prof. Janet Sheung, Assistant Professor, Claremont McKenna College
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

February 27, 2020
Title: Outlook on Jobs in Data Science and Where Physicists Add Value
Presentation Slides: Outlook on Jobs in Data Science and Where Physicists Add Value
Speaker: Dr. Srinidhi Ramamurthy, Senior Data Scientist, Uplift Inc.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 2, 2020
Title: Physics Careers Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Zhiyong Ma, Intel Corp.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 3, 2020
Title: Physics Careers Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD, New Mexico Cancer Center
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

May 8, 2020
Title: Physics Careers Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Grace, IDEX Health & Science
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2019

July 17, 2019
Title: How to successfully contribute to the world of scientific publishing: a presentation meant for the aspiring author or reviewer
Presentation Slides: How to successfully contribute to the world of scientific publishing
Speaker: Dr. Henrik Rudolph, Editor-in-Chief, Applied Surface Science
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

August 23, 2019
Title: The Silicon Valley Career of a UIUC Physics Ph.D.
Presentation Slides: The Silicon Valley Career of a UIUC Physics Ph.D.
Speaker: Dr. Alan Stivers, Principle Engineer (retired), Intel Corp.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 17, 2019
Title: Job Opportunities at Intel
Speaker: Melinda Murdock and Panel of Intel Recruiters, Intel Corp.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 19, 2019
Title: Job Search Essentials for Grad Students
Presentation Slides: Job Search Essentials for Grad Students
Speaker: Colleen McNamee, Engineering Career Services
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 25, 2019
Title: US DOE National Labs: Working at SNL as a Physicist
Presentation Slides: US DOE National Labs: Working at SNL as a Physicists
Speaker: Dr. Clark Snow, Sandia National Laboratory
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 4, 2019
Title: From Physics PhD to a Career in Machine Learning
Speaker: Dr. Wathid Assawasunthonnet, Machine Learning Engineer, Kite
Location: 222 Loomis Laboratory

October 18, 2019
Title: Working in the Semiconductor Industry, Outside of Intel
Speaker: Dr. Man-Hong Wong, Lam Research
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 15, 2019
Title: A Postdoc Abroad: Navigating life and academic markets outside the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. C. Keith Cassidy, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2019

January 24, 2019
Title: Job Opportunities at Intel
Speaker: Panel of Intel Recruiters, Intel
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

February 8, 2019
Title: Quant on the (Wacker) Street
Speaker: Dr. Chi Xue, Quantitative Researcher, Sunrise Futures, LLC
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

February 20, 2019
Title: Scientific Communication Roundtable Discussion
Speaker: Kenneth Chang (New York Times), David Ehrenstein (American Physical Society), and Phil Schewe (JQI, U. of Maryland)
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 4, 2019
Title: Research internships as a grad (undergrad) student
Presentation Slides: Research internships as a grad (undergrad) student
Speaker: Benjamin Villalonga Correa, PhD Student, Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 19, 2019
Title: Eyeballs, North Dakota, and other adventures of a physicist turned engineer
Presentation Slides: Eyeballs, North Dakota, and other adventures of a physicist turned engineer
Speaker: Dr. Brian Wolin, Northrop Grumman Corp.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 25, 2019
Title: Getting Into Data Science
Presentation Slides: Getting Into Data Science
Speaker: Dr. Ivan Teo, Data Scientist, Stitch Fix
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

May 3, 2019
Title: Computer technology industry: adventures, opportunities and outlook from a physicist's perspective
Presentation Slides: Computer technology industry: adventures, opportunities and outlook from a physicist's perspective
Speaker: Dr. Olabode Sule, Research Software Engineer, Scotty Labs
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2018

September 11, 2018
Title: Data Science Jobs: What They're Like and How to Get One
Presentation Slides: Data Science Jobs: What They're Like and How to Get One
Speaker: Dr. Henry Hinnefeld, Senior Data Scientist Civis Analytics
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 13, 2018
Title: Quantitative and Developmental Roles in Finance: Using a Physics Degree at FinTech Companies
Presentation Slides: Quantitative and Developmental Roles in Finance: Using a Physics Degree at FinTech Companies
Speaker: Dr. Xiongjie Yu, Akuna Capital
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 21, 2018
Title: Roundtable Discussion With Sandia National Lab Recruiters
Speaker: Drs. Nic Argibay and Mike Chandross, Sandia National Laboratory
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 27, 2018
Title: Job Opportunities at Intel
Speaker: Panel of Intel Recruiters, Intel Corp
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 4, 2018
Title: The Art of Networking
Speaker: Kristina Wright, Associate Director, Engineering Career Services
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 19, 2018
Title: Some Helpful Tips for the Postdoc Application Process
Presentation Slides: Some Helpful Tips for the Postdoc Application Process
Speaker: Dr. Matt Lapa, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Physics, U. of Chicago
Location: 222/276 Loomis Laboratory

October 26, 2018
Title: Building Autonomy After Grad School: Working in Self-Driving Software at Uber ATG
Speaker: Dr. Sean Vig, Autonomy Engineer, Uber Advanced Technologies Group
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2018

February 8, 2018
Title: Space Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Holmes, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

February 21, 2018
Title: Job Opportunities at Intel
Speaker: Panel of Intel Recruiters, Intel
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

February 23, 2018
Title: From Physics to Finance
Speaker: Dr. Ian Adam, DRW
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 13, 2018
Title: Transitioning to a Post-PhD Salary
Speaker: Dr. Carrie Meldgin, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 26, 2018
Title: Transitioning from Bench Science to Senate Staffer: a Physicist's Perspective on Science Policy
Speaker: Dr. Lauren Aycock, APS Congressional Science Fellow
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

May 14, 2018
Title: Data Science and Machine Learning in Industry
Speaker: Dr. Cory Stephenson
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2017

September 12, 2017
Title: Intel Overview and Panel Discussion
Speaker: Panel of Recruiters, Intel
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 15, 2017
Title: Working for Pacific Gas & Electric Company: Building Renewables Integration Models and Tools
Presentation Slides: Working for Pacific Gas & Electric Company: Building Renewables Integration Models and Tools
Speaker: Dr. Carrie Meldgin, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 21, 2017
Title: A Career in Trading for Students in Physics
Presentation Slides: A Career in Trading for Students in Physics
Speaker: Michael Vilim, IMC Financial Markets
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 28, 2017
Title: Quantitative and Developmental Roles in Finance: How a Physics Degree Has Become Highly Sought After by FinTech Companies
Speaker: Dr. Ponnuraj Krishnakumar, Akuna Capital
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 6, 2017
Title: Peer Review Meets Analytics
Presentation Slides: Peer Review Meets Analytics
Speaker: Dr. Manolis Antonoyiannakis, Associate Editor, Physical Review B and Bibliostatistics Analyst, American Physical Society
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 27, 2017
Title: Life after Grad School: Technical Consulting
Speaker: Dr. Gary Johnson, Exponent Failure Associates
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 6, 2017
Title: Teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
Presentation Slides: Teaching at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
Speaker: Dr. Janet Sheung, Vassar College, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Location: 276 Loomis (note special location!)

November 9, 2017
Title: Physics Opportunities at Los Alamos National Lab: Computational, Experimental, and Theoretical
Presentation Slides: Physics Opportunities at Los Alamos National Lab: Computational, Experimental, and Theoretical
Speaker: Dr. James Hill, R&D Scientist, X Computational Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2017

February 27, 2017
Title: A Physicist's First Year in Industry
Presentation Slides: A Physicist's First Year in Industry
Speaker: Dr. Taylor Byrum, Texas Instruments
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

March 3, 2017
Title: Anecdotes From the Postdoc Limbo
Presentation Slides: Anecdotes From the Postdoc Limbo
Speaker: Dr. Anshul Kogar, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 4, 2017
Title: Job Opportunities at Intel
Speaker: Intel Recruiters, Intel Corp.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 21, 2017
Title: Lessons Learned: Platitudes from a former physicist and professional data scientist
Speaker: John Morgan, Senior Director, Data Science, Capital One
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 27, 2017
Title: A Physicist Goes to Washington
Presentation Slides: A Physicist Goes to Washington
Speaker: Dr. Gregory Mack, APS Office of Public Affairs
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2016

September 8, 2016
Title: Breaking the Myth of the "Non-Traditional" Physicist: The Real Story About Employment for Physics Graduates
Presentation Slides: Breaking the Myth of the "Non-Traditional" Physicist: The Real Story About Employment for Physics Graduates
Speaker: Dr. Crystal Bailey, Education and Careers Program Manager, American Physical Society
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 15, 2016
Title: An Introduction to Quantitative Careers in Finance
Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Sahrapour, Akuna Capital
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 16, 2016
Title: Career Reflections With Paul Walker
Speaker: Dr. Paul Walker, retired partner, Goldman Sachs
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 23, 2016
Title: DOE Synchrotron: Between Industry and Academia
Presentation Slides: DOE Synchrotron: Between Industry and Academia
Speaker: Dr. Mary Upton, Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 6, 2016
Title: A Career in Trading
Presentation Slides: A Career in Trading
Speaker: Roderick Knuiman, IMC Financial Markets
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 28, 2016
Title: A Career in Physics Education and Diversity
Presentation Slides: A Career in Physics Education and Diversity
Speaker: Dr. Monica Plisch, Director of Education and Diversity, American Physical Society
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 11, 2016
Title: From Superconductors to Satellites: Physics as a Hobby
Presentation Slides: From Superconductors to Satellites: Physics as a Hobby
Speaker: Dr. Joe Rice, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 17, 2016
Title: The Accidental Physicist
Presentation Slides: The Accidental Physicist
Speaker: Carla Busick, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2016

February 8, 2016
Title: The Grad School Dropout: From Physics to Rocket Science and Systems Engineering in 6 Months
Presentation Slides: The Grad School Dropout: From Physics to Rocket Science and Systems Engineering in 6 Months
Speaker: Derek Van Damme, Raytheon
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

February 26, 2016
Title: From Astrophysics to Data Science
Presentation Slides: From Astrophysics to Data Science
Speaker: Dr. Ali Vanderveld, Senior Data Scientist, Groupon
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

March 4, 2016
Title: Patent Law in the Research and Development Process
Presentation Slides: Patent Law in the Research and Development Process
Speaker: Brent Chatham, Leydig, Voit, & Mayer, LTD.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 8, 2016
Title: Physicist Meets Biology: a Physicist's Introduction to Computational Biology
Presentation Slides: Physicist Meets Biology: a Physicist's Introduction to Computational Biology
Speaker: Dr. Sara Knaack, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 11, 2016
Title: Job Opportunities at Intel
Speaker: Dr. Zhengguang Wang and Dr. Walid Havez, Intel Corp.
Location: 276 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2015

September 17, 2015
Title: Introduction to Quantitative Careers in Finance
Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Sahrapour, Akuna Capital
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 24, 2015
Title: The Art of Networking
Presentation Slides: The Art of Networking
Speaker: Kristina Wright, Assistant Director, Engineering Career Services, UIUC
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 1, 2015
Title: My Journey With Entrepreneurship in Science
Presentation Slides: My Journey With Entrepreneurship in Science
Speaker: Dr. Matt Kim, QuantTera
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 4, 2015
Title: Interning and Networking: My Thoughts
Presentation Slides: Interning and Networking: My Thoughts
Speaker: Taylor Byrum, PhD student at the Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois, and intern at Inprentus, Inc.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 13, 2015
Title: An Ode to Data, or, Careers in Data Science for Physicists
Presentation Slides: An Ode to Data, or, Careers in Data Science for Physicists
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Zielnicki, Silicon Valley Data Science
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2015

February 3, 2015
Title: The Elusive 'Hiring Manager': Q&A on How to Get an Offer
Presentation Slides: The Elusive 'Hiring Manager': Q&A on How to Get an Offer
Speaker: Dr. Richard Aburano, Cirrus Logic
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

February 25, 2015
Title: Physicists Can Code
Presentation Slides: Physicists Can Code
Speaker: Dr. Wah Kai (Daniel) Ngai, Bloomberg L.P.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

March 12, 2015
Title: Tales From the Postdoctoral Path
Presentation Slides: Tales From the Postdoctoral Path
Speaker: Dr. Braden Brinkman, Acting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 2, 2015
Title: Career Development Resources for Illinois Graduate Students
Speaker: Dr. Alexis Thompson, Graduate College Career Development Office
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 16, 2015
Title: Careers for Physicists in the Medical Device Industry
Presentation Slides: Careers for Physicists in the Medical Device Industry
Speaker: Dr. Patrick Mears, Abbott Laboratories
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 23, 2015
Title: Insight Data Science: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry
Presentation Slides: Insight Data Science: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry
Speaker: Josiah Walton, Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

May 1, 2015
Title: An Introduction to Computational Lithography
Speaker: Dr. Ka-Ho (Billy) Lo, Intel Corp., Portland, OR
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2014

September 11, 2014
Title: From UIUC Physics PhD to National Lab to Tech Startup
Presentation Slides: From UIUC Physics PhD to National Lab to Tech Startup
Speaker: Dr. Jeremy McMinis, Wizeline
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 24, 2014
Title: An Introduction to a Career in Medical Physics
Presentation Slides: An Introduction to a Career in Medical Physics
Speaker: Dr. Dustin Wooten, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 7, 2014
Title: From Muons and Neutrinos to Big Data and The Internet of Things
Presentation Slides: From Muons and Neutrinos to Big Data and The Internet of Things
Speaker: Dr. David Webber, Scanalytics, Inc.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2014

February 7, 2014
Title: A Career in Science Writing and Communication
Presentation Slides: A Career in Science Writing and Communication
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Thomas, Editor, Physics Online Journal, American Physical Society
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 4, 2014
Title: My Career as a Physicist in Industry and Opportunities for Physicists in Medical Imaging
Presentation Slides: My Career as a Physicist in Industry and Opportunities for Physicists in Medical Imaging
Speaker: Dr. Lonnie Edelheit, retired Senior Vice President, Research & Development, General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 11, 2014
Title: Academic Research on an Industrial Scale: Working in an R&D Lab at a Defense Contractor
Speaker: Dr. Joel Strand, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 24, 2014
Title: Build Your Foundations - Skills That Will Last You a Lifetime
Presentation Slides: Build Your Foundations - Skills That Will Last You a Lifetime
Speaker: Dr. Subashri Rao, Nestle, Inc.
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2013

September 20, 2013
Title: Semiconductor Industry Job Hunting, In Retrospect
Presentation Slides: Semiconductor Industry Job Hunting, In Retrospect
Speaker: Dr. Xu Wang, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

September 25, 2013
Title: Academia and Industry: One Perspective
Presentation Slides: Academia and Industry: One Perspective
Speaker: Dr. Nir Friedman, Tower Research Capital
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 2, 2013
Title: Physics Is A Great Hedge, Or, How I Stumbled Into the World of Finance
Presentation Slides: Physics Is A Great Hedge, Or, How I Stumbled Into the World of Finance
Speaker: Neal Groothuis, Quantitative Developer
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 24, 2013
Title: What It Means To Excel In Industry and How To Do It
Speaker: Dr. Trevis Crane, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 21, 2013
Title: Big Research to Small College: Pursuing a Career at a Liberal Arts College
Speaker: Prof. Ellen Keister, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2013

January 25, 2013
Title: Walk Onto the Wall Street
Speaker: Dr. Zhenyu Wang, RGM Advisors, LLC, Austin, Texas
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

January 31, 2013
Title: Secondary Considerations
Presentation Slides: Secondary Considerations
Speaker: Dr. James Carrubba, University Laboratory High School, Urbana, Illinois
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

March 14, 2013
Title: A Career in Science Policy: The View From the Trenches
Speaker: Dr. Francis Slakey, American Physical Society, Office of Public Affairs
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 4, 2013
Title: Careers in Government Consulting
Speaker: Dr. Basil Tripsas, Center for Naval Analysis
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

April 18, 2013
Title: Physics and Finance: Risk, Reward, and Reality
Presentation Slides: Physics and Finance: Risk, Reward, and Reality
Speaker: Dr. Dom Ricci, Market Risk Manager, HSBC
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

Fall 2012

September 6, 2012
Title: PhDs in the Silicon Valley
Presentation Slides: PhDs in the Silicon Valley
Speaker: Dr. Matt Pasienski, Ooyala Technologies
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 5, 2012
Title: Physics and Life at the US DOE National Labs
Presentation Slides: Physics and Life at the US DOE National Labs
Speaker: Dr. Clark Snow, Sandia National Laboratories
Location: 190 Engineering Sciences Building

October 17, 2012
Title: Thinking of Your Career as a Physicist: Scientific Research in Industry
Presentation Slides: Thinking of Your Career as a Physicist: Scientific Research in Industry
Speaker: Dr. Frank Lederman, former Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Alcoa
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

October 26, 2012
Title: Physicists in the Oil Patch
Speaker: Dr. John Smaardyk, Technology Development Manager, GE Oil & Gas
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 8, 2012
Title: Editorial Experience At Physical Review Letters
Presentation Slides: Editorial Experience At Physical Review Letters
Speaker: Dr. Saad Hebboul, Senior Assistant Editor, Physical Review Letters
Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory

November 9, 2012
Title: Workshop on Writing Successful Manuscripts for Physical Review Letters
Presentation Slides: Writing Successful Manuscripts for Physical Review Letters, Part 1
Presentation Slides: Writing Successful Manuscripts for Physical Review Letters, Part 2
Speaker: Dr. Saad Hebboul, Senior Assistant Editor, Physical Review Letters
Location: 151 Loomis Laboratory

Spring 2012

February 3, 2012
Title: Careers for Physicists, Scientists, and Engineers in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry
Presentation Slides: Careers for Physicists, Scientists, and Engineers in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry
Speaker: Dr. Jerome Hubacek, Lam Research Corporation
Location: 190 Engineering Sciences Building

March 30, 2012
Title: How the Physics of Law Vary as a Function of Time
Presentation Slides: How the Physics of Law Vary as a Function of Time
Speaker: Dr. Sam Petuchowski, PhD, JD, Sunstein, Kann, Murphy, and Timbers Law
Location: 190 Engineering Sciences Building

April 13, 2012
Title: My Journey from a Physicist into a Physician (Radiation Oncology)
Presentation Slides: My Journey from a Physicist into a Physician (Radiation Oncology)
Speaker: Dr. Gregg Franklin, MD, PhD, New Mexico Cancer Center
Location: 190 Engineering Sciences Building

April 27, 2012
Title: The National Lab Perspective: A Tale of Two National Research Facilities
Presentation Slides: The National Lab Perspective: A Tale of Two National Research Facilities
Speaker: Dr. Peter Gehring, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Location: 190 Engineering Sciences Building