Career and Research Expo

Sunday, January 22, 9:45 - 11:00 am

Earth and Marine Sciences Atrium

Come learn about the many fields of physics and astronomy in research and industry! Professionals from fields across the spectrum will host booths where they will talk about their work, how they got into the field, how they use physics and astronomy, and much more.

Presenters

Presenter's information will be added to the list as they become available.

AstroTech Summer School: Advancing Astronomy Instrument Builders

Cynthia Nelly Carrion, Program Manager - Astronomical Instrumentation

Brigham Young University

Traci Neilsen, Associate Professor - Underwater acoustics, computational physics., machine learning

Denise Stephens, Associate Professor - Astronomer, Exoplanet and Brown Dwarf Atmospheres

ERP-POWER / Lumenetix

Yuko Nakazawa, Product Lead - Solid State Lighting and Light Engines

Joby Aviation

Carolyn Jane Ghassemi-Jones, Technical Program Manager - Electric vehicles and aerospace

Omid Ghassemi-Jones, Physics Flight Engineer - Electric vehicles and aerospace

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Hendrik Ohldag, Physics Instructor - Education

Kelly Johnson, Talent Outreach Program Manager - Human Resources

Ina Reichel, Senior Scientific Engineering Associate - Accelerator Physics

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Sophia Rocco, Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Plasma physics

Raul Lara, Performance Management Specialist/Geospatial Intelligence Analyst, Air Force Reserve - Safety Data Analytics, Data Consolidation, Geographical Information Systems, National Security

Lily Forest, Communications Manager - Environmental Studies

Monterey Peninsula College

Leila Jewell, Physics Instructor (tenured) - Education

Neatleaf

Sydney Weiser, Data Scientist - Data Analytics / Agricultural Technology

Planview

RichardSonnenblick, Chief Data Scientist - Data analytics/software development

Rubin Observatory

Stephanie Deppe, Astronomy Content Strategist - Science communication, astronomy, planetary science

SA Photonics

Eric Jones, Optical Engineer - Development Engineering Materials

Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)

Jason Nielsen, Professor - High-energy experimental particle physics

Connie Rockosi, Professor - Astronomical instrumentation, galactic dynamics

Aware Deshmukh, Laboratory Technician - Particle Physics, Expolanets

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Shirin Ketabforoush, Organizational Engagement Specialist - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jane Shtalenkova, Staff Engineer - Energy Sciences

Elena Marie McConnell, Mechanical Engineer - Experimental Systems Engineering

University of California, Santa Cruz

Raja GuhaThakurta, Professor and Department Chair - Astronomy and Astrophysics; STEAM Education and Outreach

Brendan Wells, Data Science Manager - Data Science / Ad Tech / Former Astrophysicist

University of California, Irvine

Mu-Chun Chen, Professor; Associate Dean - Theoretical Particle Physics

University of California, Merced

Chih-Chun Chien, Physics graduate program chair and associate professor - Theoretical condensed matter and AMO physics

University of California, San Francisco

Katelyn Hasse, Assistant Professor - Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics

University of Oregon

Carly Wright, Optical Engineer, KCGIP Alumni - Optics

University of Utah

Pearl Jones, Professor - Astronomy & Astrophysics

Yale

Amanda Jones, Researcher - Bio & Optical Physics