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Astronomy Career Development Seminar (AstroCDS)
Location: 6th floor, Campbell Hall
Organizers:
Kaylan Burleigh (kaylanb@berkeley)
Malena Rice (malena.rice@berkeley)
Spring 2016 Schedule
| Date | Time | Who | Job | was former… |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19/2016 | 5 pm | Dr. Beth Reid | The Climate Coporation | BCCP fellow |
| 5/2/2016 | 5 pm | Prof. Xiaosheng Huang | The Climate Coporation | BCCP fellow |
| September | TBA | Dr. Adam Morgan | Albeado | astro grad student |
Past Speakers
| Date | Who | Job at the time | was former… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Onsi Fakhouri | Pivotal Labs | astro grad student | |
| Dr. Berian James | Square | post doc at Berkeley & Copenhagen | |
| Dr. Jessica Kirkpatrick | Yammer/InstaEDU | astro grad student | |
| Dr. Kristen Shapiro Griffin | Northrop Grumman | astro grad student | |
| Dr. Mohan Ganeshalingam | LBNL Energy Efficiency Standards group | astro grad student | |
| Dr. Kelly Truelove | Internet Law Expert | physics grad student | |
| Dr. Alexia Schulz | MIT Lincoln Labs | astro grad student | |
| Dr. Josh Shiode | John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow | astro grad student | |
| Dr. Jacob Lynn | VIA Analytics | physics grad student | |
| Dr. Charles Hansen | Pivotal Labs | physics grad student |
What is it?
This talk series increases the exposure of UCB Astronomy undergrads, grads, and postdocs to a variety of career opportunities outside academia (any job except R1 university Prof.). Two to three times per semester we invite a UCB alum, who did their PhD in astronomy, to tell us how they got from grad school to their current job. The talk is informal and very interactive. The speaker spends 15-20 min telling us about their path and the remaining 40 minutes is Q&A. Thanks to strong faculty support, especially Eugene, Mariska, Imke, we have funding to cater the event. We bring in food during the last 20 min so we can eat, mingle, and keep the time commitment to 1 hour!
