The Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) is holding a careers evening in August 26. There will be an expert panel discussion and the opportunity to ask questions of early-career physicists. This event will be most appropriate for students in 2nd and 3rd years, but 1st years are most welcome to attend as well.
This event completely free (thanks to the AIP). Pizza, soft drinks, beer and wine will be provided. You will also have the chance to win the door prize – an iPod Nano!
Details are as follows:
- Date: Thursday 26 August
- Time: 6pm. The evening will run for approx 1.5 hours
- Venue: Level 7, Physics Building (postgrad common room), The University of Melbourne
- More info at http://vic.aip.org.au/news/143
The panel will consist of:
- Dr Rohan Dowd, Accelerator Physicist, Australian Synchrotron, theme: government research lab
- Dr Gaby Bright, Versi, theme: non-physics specific, general science career in
e-research
- Dr Ruth Plathe, former Australian Antarctic Division scientist now x-ray scientist
at Australian Synchrotron, theme: diverse career and interesting travel
- Kent Wootton, PhD student, Experimental Particle Physics, University of Melbourne,
theme: student involved with Big Science and international travel.