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Physics Careers Seminar April 18, 1999
The seminar consisted of 20 to 40 minute presentations (as desired by the speaker) by returning graduates discussing their careers and the role played by their graduate training. Also included in the program was a brief history of physics, a history of Tandem Accelerator research, and a discussion of the Tandem's present mission as a National Mass Spectroscopy Lab.
Sunday, April 18, 1999
Physics Building, Room 223
Presented by Purdue Nuclear Structure Alumni
(Career Paths, Physics As A Liberal Education In Science)
Seminar Moderator: Jim Thomson '72
President, Rand Corporation
SESSION 1 - 9:00-10:30
Andy Hirsch, Chairman, Physics Dept., Purdue University
Welcome
Jim Thomson '72, Seminar Moderator, President, Rand Corporation
Opening Remarks
Sol Gartenhaus, Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Physics at Purdue 1928-1958
Paul Simms, Professor of Physics, Purdue University
What Happened at the Tandem When You Weren't Looking?
Joe Priest '60,Professor of Physics, Miami University
Alternate Career Paths for Physics Majors
Joe Tesmer '73, post doc, Materials Scientist, Los Alamos National Lab
Applying Your Physics Education in the "Real" World
Dan McShan '71, Medical Physicist, University of Michigan
Medical Physics Research in Radiation Oncology
10:30-11:00 Break
SESSION 2 - 11:00-12:15
Ken Krane '70, Professor of Physics, Oregon State University
Preparing for an Academic Career: Balancing Teaching and Research
Bob Beyer '70, Professor of Ophthalmology, Case-Western Reserve University
Physics as a Gateway to Medicine
David Nisius '96, Nuclear Physicist, Bio-Imaging Research Corporation
Bill Tippie '68, post doc, Director of Advanced Technology, Kinetic Systems Corporation
SESSION 3 - 1:15-2:15
Dick Wheeler '72, post doc, Professor of Physics, State University of New York, Cortland
Where Do Physics Majors Go?
Chuck Wiley '69, Physicist-retired, Argonne National Lab
Diversification in Physics
David Grissmer '69, Senior Management Scientist, Rand Corporation
Using Physics in the Social Sciences
David Elmore, Professor of Physics, Purdue University
PRIME Lab
2:15-3:00 Tour of PRIME Lab
SESSION 4 - 3:00-4:00
Bob Mitchell '76, Section Manager, Schlumberger Oil Field Services
So You Want a Job in the Real World
Jim Thomson '72, President, Rand Corporation
Physics: A Universal Education
Geoff Savage '95, Software Engineer - Data Acquisition, Fermilab
Software Engineering, Data Acquisition, and Physics
4:00-4:30 Break
SESSION 5 - 4:30-5:30
James Blue '55, Medical physicist-retired, Cleveland Clinic
Retrospective of a Diverse Career in Radiation Physics
Jerome Bosken '68, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Department
Science in International Affairs
Steve Whisnant '82, Professor of Physics, University of South Carolina
An Academic Career: A Personal Perspective
Wendell Lutz '73, Medical Physicist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Physics-Guided Common Sense in Radiation Oncology
Adjourn
Front row (L-R) : Bill Tippie, Rolf Scharenberg, and Bob Beyer. Back row (L-R): Bob Mitchell, David Grissmer, Jim Thomson, and Wendell Lutz.
