KIPAC Alumni Career Panel

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 (in person)
• Timothy Meyer, Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL; via zoom)
• Lawrence Peirson, Alpha Research @ Citadel (via zoom)
• Marina Shmakova, Physics Instructor, Mission College & Data Scientist (in person)

Moderators: KIPAC student researchers Maya Beleznay and Tonya Peshel (in person)