Fall 2020 Physics Careers Seminar Series Continues Nov. 6 with Dr. Ian Mondragon

The Fall 2020 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series continues on Friday, Nov. 6 with a talk by alumnus Dr. Ian Mondragon from Argonne National Laboratory, who will talk about "Experiences from a Postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory" at 12:00 noon. Details of Dr. Mondragon's seminar are given below.

Time: 12:00 noon on Friday, November 6, 2020

Location: Virtual Event. The Zoom link will be forwarded to the Illinois Physics Grad Student email list. For a copy of the link, please contact Lance Cooper (slcooper@illinois.edu).

Title: Experiences from a Postdoc at Argonne National Laboratory

Speaker: Dr. Ian Mondragon, Postdoctoral Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract: In this talk, I will share and compare my experiences working as a postdoc in a university setting and at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), one of 17 national laboratories managed by the Department of Energy. I will begin by briefly talking about the career path that has taken me to currently work as a postdoc at ANL. I will then give an overview of the system of national laboratories and in particular talk about the research focus at ANL. Finally, I will discuss the everyday experience at the laboratory and compare the work dynamic with that of a postdoc at a research university.

Bio: I did my undergraduate studies in physics in my home country, Colombia. I came to the US to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in condensed matter theory with Taylor L Hughes. I then went on to work as a postdoc at Yale University and at Argonne National Laboratory, where I am currently employed.

You can see the rest of the Fall 2020 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series here: http://physics.illinois.edu/calendar/careers/