Conveners
TS-5 Private Sector Physics Symposium (Prof.Affairs/DAPI) / Symposium sur la physique dans l'entreprise privée (affaires prof./DPAI)
- Daniel Cluff (University of Exeter)
Physics degree holders are among the most employable in the world, often doing everything from managing a research lab at a multi-million dollar corporation, to developing solutions to global problems in their own small startups. Science and Technology employers know that with a physics training, a potential hire has acquired a broad problem-solving skill set that translates to almost any...
IBM Watson is well known for industry-leading natural language processing that defeated defending champions [on Jeopardy!][1] and most recently, [learned to debate complex topics with humans][2]. Equally as exciting, though perhaps less publicized, IBM works with government, enterprise, and industry to apply machine learning to real world applications such as customer care. This talk offers...
As a trained experimental scientist, when it became clear that I needed to transition to industry I was left to find something that fit my skills. Data science offered that opportunity. I have worked in numerous industries including health care, fintech, oil and gas, and agriculture applying statistical knowledge and machine learning (ML) techniques. Knowledge from my physics degree set me up...
Chilling an underground mining project becomes more costly as the depth increases. The air temperature increases as it descends due to auto-compression, additional heat from the host rock, equipment and processes is inevitable. A move to battery powered vehicles may allow for less air flow, legislation changes pending, but battery powered vehicles and the charging process liberate heat. The...
This talk aims to give an example of how a degree in physics can lead to an interesting industrial career in optical sensor development. A broad understanding of different physical laws and behaviors (mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetics, optics), combined with a practical grounding in electronics, programming and machining, provides an ideal skill set for developing optical instruments...
This talk focuses on the responsibility of scientists to counter pseudo-scientific ideas in society, and reviews the factors that have led to a rise in popular anti-science sentiment. I will provide insights into how to communicate the ideas of science with the public, and I will give some examples of important environmental issues that are most commonly misconstrued by the general public,...
This talk will go over the different skills that physicists will acquire during their undergraduate and graduate studies. An overview of the different career paths will be given as well as tricks to network. Finally, we will discuss salaries and preparation for interviews.
Cette conférence passera en revue les différentes compétences que les physiciens acquerront au cours de leurs...
