Spring 2021 Physics Careers Seminar Series Continues April 1 With Dr. Angela Chen

The Spring 2021 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series continues on Thursday, April 1 with a talk by alumna Dr. Angela Chen, who will talk about "Working at a Quantum Computing Start-up" at 2:00 pm Central Time. Details of Dr. Chen's seminar are given below.

Time: 2 pm Central Time on Thursday, April 1, 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: Working at a Quantum Computing Start-up

Speaker: Dr. Angela Chen, Quantum Engineer, Rigetti Computing

Abstract: Quantum computing is a developing industry with many interesting opportunities for physicists. In this talk, I will give an overview of what it’s like to do research at a quantum computing company and focus on my own experiences at Rigetti and how they compare with grad school. I will also briefly go over what the job hunting process was like for me.

Bio: Angela Chen received her PhD in physics from UIUC in 2019. She studied the superconducting states of proximity-coupled topological insulators and their reaction to magnetic fields under the supervision of Nadya Mason. After defending, she returned to her home state to work as a quantum engineer at Rigetti Computing in Berkeley, California.

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