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KIPAC Alumni Career Panel
Careers Beyond Academia
Campus, PAB 232
Event Details:
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Location
SLAC
Kavli 3rd Floor Conf. Room
United States
This event is open to:
Members
Students
Please join us for our second KIPAC Alumni Career Panel for AY2025-2026. This second panel aims to demonstrate the variety of ways that folks with astrophysics PhD’s can find successful careers beyond academia. The panel will take place from 1:00 - 2:00 PM PST, followed by optional hybrid breakout rooms from 2:00 - 2:30 PM PST.
Confirmed Panelists:
- Yu Lu, Senior Manager of Data Science, Lam Research Corporation
- Timothy Meyer, Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
- Lawrence Peirson, Alpha Research @ Citadel
- Marina Shmakova, Physics Instructor, Mission College & Data Scientist
Moderators: KIPAC student researchers Maya Beleznay and Tonya Peshel
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