Open to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students in Physics Majors, Specialist and Joint Specialist programs.
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
5:00-6:00pm
Zoom
physCAP Career Event
Physics Careers Outside Academia
Hear from a panel of physics graduates who used their physics degrees in ways you may never have thought of!
Speakers:
Ginelle Johnston - Manager A220 Maintenance Engineering - Airbus
Eisha Patel - Data Scientist - BELL Canada
Eric Sjerve - Chief Technology Officer - IRISNDT
Andrea Vargas - Systems Test Specialist - Synaptive Medical Inc.
View Speaker Bios here:
2021 Speaker Bios
Register by March 2 Here:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqf-2qpzooG9PH84Eeaxnclz6mMD-2suiu
Next Event: Fall 2021
physCAP Professional and Graduate School Event
Hear from a panel of physics grads who pursued professional or graduate degrees after their BSc.
2020 Speakers:
Danielle Chu – Law
Stephanie Lim-Reinders – Medicine
Pekka Sinervo – Academia
Sarah Torrie – Teaching
Confirm attendance, by emailing: mentorship@physics.utoronto.ca
Photos of Speakers from the years 2016-2020
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