The Spring 2021 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar Series Starts Feb. 18 With Dr. Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

The Spring 2021 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series starts on Thursday, February 18 with a talk by alumna Dr. Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, who will talk about "Laying Off Jargon: Pop Science Writing and Teaching High School" at 12:00 noon Central Time. Details of Dr. Padavic-Callaghan's seminar are given below.

Time: 12:00 noon Central Time on Thursday, February 18, 2021

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

Title: Laying Off Jargon: Pop Science Writing and Teaching High School

Speaker: Dr. Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Science Writer and Teacher, Bard High School Early College Manhattan

Abstract: In this talk I will discuss my transition from research to teaching at a high school and an early college while also pursuing freelance writing with outlets such as Scientific American, Physics World and New Scientist. I will point out similarities between the two, comment on time management and freelance work and offer practical tips for engaging in either.

Bio: Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Ph. D. is an educator and science writer. She teaches physics and mathematics courses at Bard High School Early College and has written for popular science outlets such as Scientific American, Physics World and New Scientist. She earned her Ph. D. from UIUC in 2019, studying ultracold atoms and condensed matter theory with a focus on novel Bose-Einstein condensate geometries and quasiperiodicity. Karmela lives in Brooklyn, NY and when she is not teaching or writing she is a committed runner and a vegan cook.

You can see the rest of the Spring 2021 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series here: http://physics.illinois.edu/calendar/careers/