Alumnus Dr. Anshul Kogar of MIT Gives Next Spring 2017 Physics Careers Seminar

The Spring 2017 Physics Careers seminar series continues on Friday, March 3, 2017 with  Dr. Anshul Kogar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

Time: 11 a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017 (refreshments served at 10:30 a.m.)

Location: 204 Loomis Laboratory (Interaction Room)

Title:  Anecdotes From the Postdoc Limbo

Speaker: Dr. Anshul Kogar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Abstract:   In this talk, I will address why I decided to pursue the postdoctoral path and how I landed where I have. I also hope to give you a flavor of what it is like juggling various aspects of postdoc life, including both work and more personal aspects. I will highlight certain similarities and differences between being a postdoc and a graduate student. Moreover, I will compare and contrast the atmosphere among postdocs at a national laboratory versus a university department. Please bring questions (and tomatoes, just in case!); I hope that this will be more of an honest conversation rather than a conventional seminar.

Bio: After finishing up his degree in condensed matter physics in Urbana, Anshul spent a year at Argonne National Laboratory before moving to MIT, both as a postdoc. He maintains a blog, This Condensed Life, which discusses certain topics in condensed matter physics and academic life.

Note: While he's in Urbana, Dr. Kogar may be available to discuss life as a postdoc. If you would like to meet with him on Friday, March 3, please send me an e-mail, slcooper@illinois.edu, and I'll try to arrange a meeting.

You can see the rest of the Spring 2017 Physics Careers Seminar series here: http://physics.illinois.edu/calendar/careers/