[Physics-grads-open] Fwd: [all-ucr] guest lecture on careers in STEM

[Pooyan Goodarzi]

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From: 'Alexander de la Vega'


Hi everyone,

We will have a guest speaker this Friday, July 26, who will give a
lecture on careers in STEM. The speaker, Azadeh Keivani, received the 2023
APS's Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics Career Lectureship Award,
which recognizes physicists in industrial and other non-academic careers
and supports them in delivering a series of engaging lectures about their
careers. The title and abstract of her talk can be found below.

Her lecture is at 10:30 AM on July 26 in the XCITE Commons in the
Rivera Library (first floor, to the left). This means we won't have Astro
Coffee this Friday, but we will have refreshments during the talk.

Azadeh has had an interesting career path, from working in multi-messenger
astrophysics to doing data science in healthcare to becoming an
entrepreneur and doing plenty of outreach along the way (see her website
here <https://www.azadeh-keivani.com>). If you are interested in meeting
with her, please let me know. She is free for most of Friday after the
talk.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Alex

*Title: *Transforming Your Physics Knowledge and Skills into Solutions for
Real-World
Challenges

*Speaker:* Azadeh Keivani, Ph.D.

*Abstract:*
This talk is designed for individuals with a passion for continuous
learning. A passion that is not
only about exploring new ideas within your specific research domain, but
also delving into
subjects that lie beyond your typical area of expertise, possibly even
extending into fields
outside the scope of physics. My goal here is to show you how your
curiosity and love for
learning can help you develop your unique and remarkable career journey.

My physics education has played a significant role in my professional
career. From studying the
most violent phenomena in the universe by detecting and analyzing subatomic
particles, to
creating new pedagogical methods for empowering the next generation of
workforce, to
developing machine learning models for detecting cancer and cardiac
diseases, I believe
physics has always given me the vision and mindset to overcome challenges
and make
strategic decisions.

As a physicist, you constantly grow your knowledge and skill set and
accumulate valuable tools
applicable across various domains. I will demonstrate how you can transform
your physics
knowledge, skills, and experience into tangible impact outside of the
academic world. And how
believing in your capabilities will help you more openly choose the next
steps in your journey
that leads to fulfilling achievements. I will also discuss the
contributions of physicists in various
roles across industries, especially in data science with a few examples
including from my own
career journey and explore the emerging data science and machine learning
jobs in the next
few years.

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