Open to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students in Physics Majors, Specialist and Joint Specialist programs.
Upcoming:
physCAP Career Event
Physics Careers Outside Academia
Hear from a panel of physics alumni who used their physics degrees in ways you may never have thought of! Refreshments will be available.
NEXT EVENT:
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5:30-7pm (MP110)
Registration required: https://forms.office.com/r/kCdqT68u7Z
Panelists
Brian Nguyenvo
Senior Director, AI Products and Software Engineering, CDAI (Compass Data & AI)
Brian runs the development of enterprise-scale AI solutions and manages cross-functional teams of data scientists, AI engineers, and software developers.
Brian graduated with a Bachelor of Physics from U of T in 2017.
Yasaman Soudagar
Co-Founder and CEO of a startup in stealth mode
Yasaman Soudagar is an exited co-Founder/CEO of a brain imaging startup (Neurescence acquired by Bruker) and is the co-Founder/CEO of a second deep tech startup (in stealth).
She completed Bachelor and Master’s degrees at York University and her PhD in Experimental Quantum Optics/Quantum Computing with Dr. Aephraim Steinberg (U of T) and Dr. Nicolas Godbout (Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal).
Eli Bourassa
Principal Lead Quantum Architecture Scientist at Xanadu
Eli leads a team of researchers and software developers who are designing a quantum computer—a new generation of supercomputer. While at U of T, Eli served as Treasurer for VUSAC and for the Physics Grad Student Association and was a Residence Don at Victoria College. Eli is happy to talk to students about finding summer internship opportunities, pursuing graduate school, careers in research and tech and working at a start-up.
Eli completed his B.Sc. in Physics in 2016 and his Ph.D. in 2021 both from U of T.
Abhinav Bhargava
Senior Consultant at KPMG in the Audit Operations division. Venture for Canada alumni
Abhinav has a strong passion for music and led an independent music studio based out of Victoria College during his undergraduate degree.
He completed his B.Sc. in Physics and Philosophy in 2020 and MA in Philosophy in 2025 and both from U of T.
Registration required.
Register:https://forms.office.com/r/kCdqT68u7Z
When asked what they learned/gained from the career event, participants said....
- Gained more confidence about their degree
- Learned how to start a job in finance field, how physics can be applied, what kind/level of job to look for
- Learned about possible career paths in physics and how to apply for them
- Learned that an education in physics gives you many skills and attributes that are coveted by people in many fields
- Learned how diverse a career a physicist can have and how unbounded the options are
