SUNDAY MORNING PANEL – Industry & Academia Careers

Head Panelist: Dr. Tomek Kott
(Research Scientist at University Affiliated Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/ Primarily Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, NASA, and NSA )

This one-hour session will include speakers from various industries and academy with job descriptions ranging across basic R&D, industry, government, and teaching. The session will discuss personal perspectives on careers in physics and the future of these positions. Questions the panel will address include: What scientific questions have you been able to pursue? How did you find your job? What are definitions of success in your line of work? What skills have you found most useful from your undergraduate and graduate work? A general question and answer session will conclude the session.