<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">'Alexander de la Vega'</strong><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone, </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>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 <a href="https://www.azadeh-keivani.com" target="_blank">here</a>). If you are interested in meeting with her, please let me know. She is free for most of Friday after the talk. </div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!</div><div><br></div><div>Alex</div><b><div><b><br></b></div>Title: </b>Transforming Your Physics Knowledge and Skills into Solutions for Real-World<br>Challenges<br><b><br></b><div><b>Speaker:</b> Azadeh Keivani, Ph.D.<br><br><b>Abstract:</b><br>This talk is designed for individuals with a passion for continuous learning. A passion that is not<br>only about exploring new ideas within your specific research domain, but also delving into<br>subjects that lie beyond your typical area of expertise, possibly even extending into fields<br>outside the scope of physics. My goal here is to show you how your curiosity and love for<br>learning can help you develop your unique and remarkable career journey.<br><br><div>My physics education has played a significant role in my professional career. From studying the<br>most violent phenomena in the universe by detecting and analyzing subatomic particles, to<br>creating new pedagogical methods for empowering the next generation of workforce, to<br>developing machine learning models for detecting cancer and cardiac diseases, I believe<br>physics has always given me the vision and mindset to overcome challenges and make<br>strategic decisions.<br><br></div><div>As a physicist, you constantly grow your knowledge and skill set and accumulate valuable tools<br>applicable across various domains. I will demonstrate how you can transform your physics<br>knowledge, skills, and experience into tangible impact outside of the academic world. And how<br>believing in your capabilities will help you more openly choose the next steps in your journey<br>that leads to fulfilling achievements. I will also discuss the contributions of physicists in various<br>roles across industries, especially in data science with a few examples including from my own<br>career journey and explore the emerging data science and machine learning jobs in the next<br>few years.</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div></div></div>
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